Hans Christian Andersen
The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."
Cast
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)
