Animation · Adventure

The Daydreamer

Name: The Daydreamer
Director: Jules Bass
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
Released: 1966-06-01
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Robert Harter

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

5.1(12) 6/1/1966 1h 41m

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasyMusic

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.

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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)

Directed by

Jules Bass

Production

Rankin/Bass Productions

Videocraft International Embassy Pictures Corporation

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