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Hans Christian Andersen 1952

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 112 min

genre: historical

theme: musical

director: Charles Vidor

Score: 5 / 10

Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay by Moss Hart and an uncredited Ben Hecht is based on a story by Myles Connolly.

Plot

In the 1830s, in the small Danish town of Odense, cobbler Hans Christian Andersen spends his day spinning fairy tales for the village children. One day, the stern schoolmaster implores the Burgomaster and councilmen to curtail the cobbler's habit of distracting the students with his storytelling. Hans finally returns to his shop, where his teenage assistant, the orphan Peter, begs him to stop causing trouble.

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author	Ben Hecht Myles Connolly
contentLocation	Copenhagen
director	Charles Vidor
editor	Daniel Mandell
genre	historical
keywords	ballet company burgomaster cobbler color draw duckling entertain even fairy tale help hide id jail cell love letter married couple morning after newspaper office odense on the road open police arrest sea voyage shaved head shoemaking sing spin storytelling the king the little mermaid the ugly duckling their way thumbelina ugly duckling write young girl
musicBy	Frank Loesser
nomination	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Sound
producer	Samuel Goldwyn
productionCompany	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
publisher	RKO Pictures
theme	biographical musical