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Hans Christian Andersen
Writer 1805 - 1875

Hans Christian Andersen

Odense, Funen, Kingdom of Denmark–Norway [now Denmark]

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that... Read full bio →

Filmography

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8 titles
The Ugly Duckling and Me!

The Ugly Duckling and Me!

Karsten Kiilerich, Michael Hegner 2006 1h 30m 4.0

The Hans Christian Anderson tale gets a new treatment, this time with a rat trying to exploit the talents of a little ugly duckling for profit.

Bunhongsin

Bunhongsin

Kim Yong-gyun 2005 1h 48m

A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.

Das Kleid

Das Kleid

Konrad Petzold, Egon Günther 1991 1h 28m

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes." Hans and Kumpan repeatedly try to enter a town surrounded by a tall, impenetrable wall, where everyone is apparently very happy. When they finally make it inside, the tyrannical emperor demands they make him new clothes that would 'bring all creatures to their knees'.

Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny

Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny

Barry Mahon, R. Winer 1972 1h 10m 1.0

Santa Claus finds his sleigh stuck in the sand on a Florida beach only days before Christmas Eve.

Le petit soldat

Le petit soldat

Paul Grimault 1947 11m

A budding romance between two toy dancers is put into dangers when the boy is conscripted into the toy army.

Ugly Duckling

Ugly Duckling

Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi 1939 9m 7.7

The Ugly Duckling is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney and the 75th and final entry in the Silly Symphonies series. The film is based on the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen where a duckling is harassed and persecuted because of his homeliness but eventually matures into a swan, the most beautiful bird of all.

La petite marchande d'allumettes

La petite marchande d'allumettes

Jean Renoir 1928 38m 8.7

An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on New Year's Eve. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, the flame shows her what's beyond.

Der fliegende Koffer

Der fliegende Koffer

Lotte Reiniger 1922 9m 6.0

A poor young fisherman tries to rescue the Emperor of China's daughter.

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