United States / Jun 01, 1966 / G
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Cyril Ritchard | The Sandman (voice) |
| Terry-Thomas | Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice) |
| Ed Wynn | The Emperor (voice) |
| Larry D. Mann | Various (voice) |
| Billie Mae Richards | Various (voice) |
| James Daugherty | Various (voice) |
| William Marine | Various (voice) |
| Robert Goulet | Singer (voice) |
Genres
AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasyMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Daydreamer |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation |
| Release date | 1 giugno 1966 |
| Executive producer | Joseph E. Levine |
| Production | Larry Roemer, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Writer | Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, Romeo Muller |
| Cinematography | Daniel Cavelli |
| Assistant directors | Kizo Nagashima, Jules Bass |
| Camera operators | Daniel Cavelli |
| Additional photography | Daniel Cavelli |
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| Production design | Maurice Gordon, Al Hirschfeld |
| Art direction | Al Hirschfeld, Maurice Gordon |
| Set decoration | Maurice Gordon, Al Hirschfeld |
| Visual effects | John Hoppe |
| Music | Maury Laws, Peter Page, Bernard Cowan, Don Costa, Eric Tomlinson, Jules Bass, Alan Mirchin, Richard Gramaglia |
| Sound | Maury Laws, Peter Page, Bernard Cowan, Don Costa, Eric Tomlinson, Jules Bass, Alan Mirchin, Richard Gramaglia |
| Costume design | Oleg Cassini, Phyllis Grens |
| Makeup | Phyllis Grens, Oleg Cassini |
| Hairstyling | Oleg Cassini, Phyllis Grens |
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