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The Little Mermaid (1989) FR #578 | Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | French, English
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Director Ron Clements, John Musker
Writer John Musker, Ron Clements, Hans Christian Andersen
Cast Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois
Plot A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
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The Red Shoes (1948) FR #718 | Movie | Musical, Drama | UK | English, Russian
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Director Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writer Hans Christian Andersen, Emeric Pressburger, Keith Winter
Cast Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer
Plot A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
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Frozen (2013) FR #1041 | Movie | Animation, Musical | USA | English
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Director Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Writer Jennifer Lee, Hans Christian Andersen, Chris Buck
Cast Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff
Plot Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
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Le Roi Et L'Oiseau aka The King And The Mockingbird (1980) FR #2632 | Movie | Animation, Family | France | French
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Director Paul Grimault
Writer Hans Christian Andersen, Jacques Prevert, Paul Grimault
Cast Jean Martin, Pascal Mazzotti, Raymond Bussieres
Plot A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.
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Ugly Duckling (1939) FR #4449 | Movie | Animation, Short | USA | English
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Director Jack Cutting, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Writer Hans Christian Andersen, Vernon Stallings
Cast Clarence Nash, Amanda Cewel, Tom Cotry
Plot A baby duckling is shunned by his family because he is different. He is also rejected by all of the other birds and animals. Finally a mother swan adopts him as one of her brood.
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Editorial Best Movies/TV Shows Written by (or adapted from) Hans Christian Andersen collects the writer’s most important, popular and top regarded work. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
