Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 English-language Biography Family film written by Moss Hart, Myles Connolly and Ben Hecht. The movie is directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Samuel Goldwyn under the banner of Samuel Goldwyn Productions. A large part of the narrative is told through song and ballet and includes many of the real Andersen s most famous stories, such as The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor s New Clothes and The Little Mermaid. Hans christian andersen stars Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh, Philip Tonge, Erik Bruhn and Beverly Washburn. The music was composed by Walter Scharf along with Frank Loesser. Cinematography was done by Harry Stradling and editing by Daniel Mandell. The film has a running time of 120 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Hans Christian Andersen was made on a budget of $4 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $6 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by RKO Radio Pictures.
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