The World of Hans Christian Andersen

The World of Hans Christian Andersen

Hansu Kurushitan Anderusan no sekai
🎞️ Movie 70 min JP
โ˜… 5.8 /10 1968

Hans' father is the least wealthy shoemaker in town, though he's good at his work. Hans has a good imagination; it helps that his town is a little on the fantastic side, with talking mice and cats, and the mysterious stranger, Uncle Oley, who comes by to have his shoes repaired and pays with a piece of red leather. The leather is well timed, since there's a contest to make red shoes for the princess to wear to the opera, and Hans' father couldn't afford the red leather. Oley tells Hans his jobs include polishing the stars weekly and acting as the sand man; he lets Hans help in the latter. The poor flower-seller next door to Hans is evicted, in large part because the Mayor/landlord's daughter wouldn't pay for the flowers she ordered. Her granddaughter, Elisa, is a good friend of Hans; he later sees her selling matches to pay for her grandmother's medicine and uses the money he earned for an opera ticket to buy all her matches instead. At the opera, the red shoes make the princess (the Mayor's daughter) dance uncontrollably out the door and onto the rooftops; the audience panics and runs after her. When they return, Hans is telling a boy the story of the little match girl; he doesn't notice them assemble, but they are enthralled by his storytelling skills, and the Governor, who came to town for the opera, takes Hans to Copenhagen for his education.

Cast

Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann
Uncle Oley
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Hetty Galen
Hans
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Ruth Bailew
Grandmother
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Ron Dante
Lullaby Vocalist
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Sidney Filson
Karen
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Earl Hammond
Ducks
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Earl Hammond
Theater Manager
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Jim MacGeorge
Kaspar Kat
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Jim MacGeorge
Governor
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Linda November
Lullaby vocal
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Corinne Orr
Elisa
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Corinne Orr
Kitty Kat
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Corinne Orr
Little Boy
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Frances Russell
Mice
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Ronald Frangipane
Composer
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Seiichirô Uno
Composer