The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast:Danny Kaye , Farley Granger , Zizi Jeanmaire , Joseph Walsh , Philip Tonge , Erik Bruhn , Roland Petit , John Brown , John Qualen , Jeanne Lafayette , Robert Malcolm , George Chandler , Fred Kelsey , Gil Perkins , Peter J. Votrian , Lee Aaker , Patsy Bangs , Arthur Berkeley