Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale is a 2003 semi-biographical television miniseries that fictionalizes the young life of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was directed by Philip Saville and starred Kieran Bew as the title character. Four Hans Christian Andersen fairytales are included as short interludes of the story, and intertwined into the events of the young author's life.
Cast Kieran Bew as Hans Christian Andersen/The Little Mermaid's Prince/Kai Emily Hamilton as Jette/The Little Mermaid/Gerda Flora Montgomery as Jenny Lind/The Snow Queen Simon Callow as Charles Dickens Edward Atterton as Prince Christian of Denmark Miranda Pleasence as Gypsy Washerwoman/The Sea Witch Mathieu Carrière as Otto Goldschmidt Joe Prospero as Francis Dickens Charlie Hicks as Edward Dickens James Fox as Jonas Collin
Fairytales featured The Little Match Girl Thumbelina The Princess and the Pea The Nightingale The Tinderbox The Little Mermaid The Steadfast Tin Soldier The Ugly Duckling The Snow Queen
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External links
Flixster.com entry