
The Daydreamer
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.
AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasyMusic
The Daydreamer
Rating
5.0/10
Release Date
1966-06-01
Runtime
101 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Paul O'Keefe
Chris

Jack Gilford
Papa Andersen

Margaret Hamilton
Mrs. Klopplebobbler

Ray Bolger
The Pieman

Robert Harter
Big Claus

Tallulah Bankhead
The Sea Witch (voice)

Victor Borge
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

Patty Duke
Thumbelina (voice)

Sessue Hayakawa
The Mole (voice)

Burl Ives
Father Neptune (voice)

Boris Karloff
The Rat (voice)

Hayley Mills
The Little Mermaid (voice)
Production Companies

Rankin/Bass Productions

StudioCanal

Videocraft International
Embassy Pictures Corporation