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.

Family Comedy

Danny Kaye

(Hans Christian Andersen)

Farley Granger

(Niels)

Zizi Jeanmaire

(Doro)

Joseph Walsh

(Peter)

Philip Tonge

(Otto)

Erik Bruhn

(Hussar Dancer)

Roland Petit

(Prince in Ballet)

John Brown

(Schoolmaster)

John Qualen

(Burgomaster)

Jeanne Lafayette

(Celine)

Robert Malcolm

(Stage Doorman)

George Chandler

(Farmer)

Fred Kelsey

(Gendarme #1)

Gil Perkins

(Gendarme #2)

Peter J. Votrian

(Lars)

Lee Aaker

(Little Boy (uncredited))

Billy Bevan

(Town Councilman (uncredited))

Barrie Chase

(Ballerina (uncredited))

Sylvia Lewis

(Ensemble Dancer (uncredited))

Noreen Corcoran

(Little Girl (uncredited))

Beverly Washburn

(Girl Outside Jail Window (uncredited))