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Danny Kaye's Hans Christian Andersen Video is a wonderful old-fashioned story about the famous Danish author of fairy tales. It has lots of fun musical song and dance numbers as well as a charming romantic story within the movie plot.
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"Hans Christian Andersen" is a nice little movie which is very loosely based on the life of the Danish author of the same name. Danny Kaye is very good in this role that will be enjoyed by the entire family. This light-hearted movie has a beautiful musical score that will have you humming a couple of the tunes for days. Some may think that the ballet portion of the story slows the picture down... but it is all in good fun and does give many a peek at a part of the arts which isn't seen by many these days. In remembering this movie from my youth, I sought-out this movie on eBay and found it at a reasonable price. This will now be a part of our family movie library - not as a classic, but rather one of those movies that make you smile upon remembering the times that you watched it as a child and remembering the sound of your father singing the tunes around your home. *I'll never forget that... and I wanted to share that with my own children. - (Feb. 2007)Read full review
I bought this movie for a particular reason. It brought back my childhood years. I saw this movie with my granddaughter, she loved it! I had forgotten that way back when, life was a whole lot simpler. We lived a very humbel life and we had a strick up bringing, but we had time to sing, laugh and dance. This movie is the best. It speaks for itself and whoever masterminded the idea that Hans would be loved as a cobbler was a genius. The whole town loved Hans. The children look forward to being around him. He made sure he expressed his love with his songs. What a way to bring out the best in children. A clean cut movie with no violence or vulgar language. There wasn't a thing I didn't like or enjoy about this movie.
This dvd played well and the music was sensational and the unterplay with Danny Kaye and the children was lovely. I could have seen less ballet, but the fairy tale aspect of the biography was fun.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought this to replace one I had and used to inuseablity. It's always been a favorite of mine from childhood and now is my granddaughter's favorite as well. The songs all teach you something, the stories too, as well as just being catchy and fun. The trip to Copenhagen was a dream come true and a learning lesson as well for Hans and Peter. They both grew up a lot and learned that home is where the heart is. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoyed Danny Kaye, who enjoys the fables and fairy tales of a younger more innocent time. This is deffinately a movie to start a tradition with.
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