Hans Christian Andersen
“The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!”
A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
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Cast
21 people
Danny Kaye
Hans Christian Andersen
Known for
White Christmas
The Court Jester
Farley Granger
Niels
Known for
Strangers on a Train
Rope
Zizi Jeanmaire
Doro
Also in
Anything Goes
Guinguette
Joseph Walsh
Peter
Known for
Poltergeist
The Driver
Philip Tonge
Otto
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Miracle on 34th Street
Erik Bruhn
Hussar Dancer
Also in
Giselle
Swan Lake
Roland Petit
Prince in Ballet
Also in
Black Tights
John Brown
Schoolmaster
Known for
Strangers on a Train
The Day the Earth Stood Still
John Qualen
Burgomaster
Known for
Casablanca
The Searchers
Jeanne Lafayette
Celine
Also in
This Land Is Mine
City in Darkness
Robert Malcolm
Stage Doorman
Known for
A Foreign Affair
George Chandler
Farmer
Known for
Every Which Way but Loose
Fury
Charles Vidor Director · Moss Hart Screenplay Myles Connolly Story
Worldwide gross $6M · Budget $4M · United States release December 19, 1952
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 19, 1952
Theatrical
United States · December 19, 1952
Theatrical
Denmark
September 4, 1953 · Theatrical
France
August 14, 1953 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 11, 1953 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 16, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
September 11, 1953 · Theatrical
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