The Daydreamer

Name: The Daydreamer
Director: Jules Bass
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
Released: 1966-06-01
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 5.083
Cast: Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Robert Harter

“Before the Little Mermaid, there was...”

1966

1h 41m

Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Music

Director: Jules Bass

Writers: Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Overview

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.