Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
June 1, 1966
1h 41m
EN
Jules Bass
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.
Paul O'Keefe
Chris
Jack Gilford
Papa Andersen
Margaret Hamilton
Mrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray Bolger
The Pieman
Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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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)
Rankin/Bass Productions
US
Videocraft International
US
Embassy Pictures Corporation
US
