- Country: USA
- Genres: Biography, Family, Musical
- Release: 1953-08-14
- Director: Charles Vidor
- Writers: Moss Hart (1904–1961) , Myles Connolly
- Language: English
- Stars: Danny Kaye , Farley Granger , Zizi Jeanmaire , Joseph Walsh , Philip Tonge , Erik Bruhn , Roland Petit , John Brown , John Qualen , Jeanne Lafayette
- Runtime: 112 min
- Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. 10 nominations total
- AKA: Hans Christian Andersen et la danseuse (Belgium) , Ханс Кристиан Андерсен (Bulgaria) , Ганс Христиан Андерсен , El fabuloso Andersen (Spain) , Hans Christian Andersen en de danseres (Belgium) , H.C. Andersen (Denmark) , Christian Andersen (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Hans Christian Andersen (United States of America) , Hans Christian Andersen (United Kingdom) , Hans Christian Andersen (Brazil) , Hans Christian Andersen , Ta paramythia tou Andersen (Greece) , Ханс Кристиан Андерсен (Russian Federation) , Anderusen monogatari (Japan) , H C Andersen (Sweden) , Il favoloso Andersen (Italy) , Hans Christian Andersen y la bailarina (Argentina) , Herz meiner Träume , Andersen und die Tänzerin (Austria) , アンデルセン物語(1952) (Japan) , Hans Christian Andersen und die Tänzerin , Hans Christian Andersen et la danseuse (France, French Republic) , Hans Christian Andersen (Canada) , Hans Christian Andersen (Finland)Andersen und die Tänzerin, Anderusen monogatari, Christian Andersen, El fabuloso Andersen, H.C. Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen en de danseres, Hans Christian Andersen et la danseuse, Hans Christian Andersen und die Tänzerin, Hans Christian Andersen y la bailarina, Herz meiner Träume, Il favoloso Andersen, Ta paramythia tou Andersen, Ганс Христиан Андерсен, Ханс Кристиан Андерсен, 安徒生传
- Plot: A completely fabricated biography of the famous Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen featuring several of his stories and a ballet performance of "The Little Mermaid."
- IMDB:tt0044685
Hans Christian Andersen Cast · · · ALL
Charles Vidor
Director
Danny Kaye
Hans Christian Andersen
Farley Granger
Niels
Zizi Jeanmaire
Doro
Joseph Walsh
Peter
Philip Tonge
Otto
John Qualen
Burgomaster
Erik Bruhn
The Hussar - Danced by
Roland Petit
The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet
John Brown
Schoolmaster
Jeanne Lafayette
Celine
Robert Malcolm
Stage Doorman
George Chandler
Farmer
Fred Kelsey
First Gendarme
Lee Aaker
Little Boy (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
(1887–1957)
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Ballerina (uncredited)
Sylvia Lewis
Danseuse / Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
Noreen Corcoran
Little Girl (uncredited)
Beverly Washburn
Girl Outside Jail Window