Quick Facts
DirectorJules Bass
Runtime1h 41m · G
GenresAdventure · Animation · Family · Fantasy · Music
Release1966-06-01
Film
The Daydreamer
1966· G· 1h 41m· Adventure· Animation· Family· Fantasy· Music
“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.
1966-06-01
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Key Crew
DirectorJules Bass
WriterArthur Rankin, Jr.
ProducerArthur Rankin, Jr.
Director of PhotographyDaniel Cavelli
Original Music ComposerMaury Laws
Full cast & crew (20 cast · 29 crew)
Details
Released1966-06-01
Runtime1h 41m · G
StatusReleased
StudiosRankin/Bass Productions · Videocraft International · Embassy Pictures Corporation
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.1/10 · 12 votes
Original languageen
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