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Hans Christian Andersen

1952 film by Charles Vidor
Movie film Q146141
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Summary

Hans Christian Andersen is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Charles Vidor[3]
  • Screenwriter: Ben Hecht[4], Myles Connolly[5]
  • Composer: Frank Loesser[6]
  • Genre: musical film[7], romance film[8], biographical film[9]
  • Cast member: Danny Kaye[10], Farley Granger[11], Zizi Jeanmaire[12], Erik Bruhn[13], Roland Petit[14], Fred Kelsey[15], George Chandler[16], John Brown[17], John Qualen[18], Joseph Walsh[19], Philip Tonge[20]
  • Producer: Samuel Goldwyn[21]
  • Production company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions[22], RKO Pictures[23]
  • Director of photography: Harry Stradling[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: Hans Christian Andersen (film)[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 6/10[28], 83%[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1952[32]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[33], Netflix[34]
  • Narrative location: Copenhagen[35]
  • Film editor: Daniel Mandell[36]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[37], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[38], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[39], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[40], Academy Award for Best Sound[41]
  • Title: Hans Christian Andersen[42]
  • Duration: 112 minutes[43]
  • Costume designer: Antoni Clavé[44]
  • Production designer: Antoni Clavé[45]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[46]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Hans Christian Andersen include H.C. Andersen Memorial Medal[47], an award[48], in Denmark[49], founded in 1930[50].

Why It Matters

Hans Christian Andersen has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for it include H.C. Andersen Memorial Medal[47], an award[48], in Denmark[49], founded in 1930[50].

Related Entities

Ben Hecht Charles Vidor Danny Kaye Erik Bruhn Farley Granger film Netflix RKO Pictures Samuel Goldwyn United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'j
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 5439
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 4188
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  4. 20w ago · Reubot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+112'}
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    Distributed by → RKO Pictures, Netflix
    Publication date → +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
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