Dark theme:

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003)

Drama, Family, Fantasy, Adventure | United States

Director: Philip Saville

Where to watch

Show not available in country

Rating: 6.9/10

SYNOPSIS

A fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the woman he adores. Interspersed throughout are brief interludes of the stories that will make Hans famous (The Nightingale, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen to name a few), which are intertwined with the events that surround his own life.

Actors

Voice: Summer

Writer: Hans Christian Andersen, Kit Hesketh-Harvey

Producer: Davina Belling, Robert A. Halmi

RUNTIME: 174 min

Photos

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale

Reviews

No reviews

RECOMMENDATIONS

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)

Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an...
A Monster Calls (2016)

The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a...
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)

A New York City oil company troubleshooter is brought to a remote B.C. lake to look for some lost machinery. Cancelling a trip to Disney World with his son, he...
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Once upon a time, upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother Helen (Mary-Louise Parker), twin brothers Jared (Freddie Highmore) and Simon...
Hawk, the Slayer (1980)

Hawk, having suffered the ignominy of watching both his father and fiancée die at the hands of his brother, Voltan, sets out on a quest for companions to aid him...
The Lost Continent (1968)

Passengers travelling on a dilapidated steamer find themselves marooned on a misty sea, surrounded by killer seaweed, murderous crustaceans and Spanish pirates.
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)

Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys...
They Came to a City (1944)

Nine Britons are transported to a mysterious city where, according to their class and disposition, they find themselves either in an earthly paradise of peace and...
Castaway (1987) (1986)

Having examined the possibilities of a return to nature in WALKABOUT, infinite wealth in EUREKA, and transcendent intelligence in THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH,...
Swallows and Amazons (2016)

Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of...
The Mummy (1959)

Archaeologists uncover the 4,000-year-old sacred tomb of an ancient Egyptian princess. A mummified priest returns to the land of the living to kill those who have...
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

The crew and passengers of an ambulance become stranded in the Libyan desert and face a perilous journey back to civilisation. Leading the trek is an alcoholic...