The Daydreamer (1966) - IMDb (original) (raw)
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Storyline
It's 1801 in Odense, Denmark. Teenage Chris (Paul O'Keefe) lives with his father, Papa Andersen (Jack Gilford), the town's poor cobbler. In addition to getting little respect from his customers, Papa Andersen wants Chris to gain knowledge to grow up to be more than just a poor, abused cobbler, telling him in the process that all knowledge can be found in the Garden of Paradise. With The Sandman (Cyril Ritchard) as his guide, Chris sets off to find the Garden of Paradise. Often daydreaming along the way, Chris gets into one adventure and misadventure after another, most often only in his daydreams, encountering and befriending along the way a Little Mermaid (Hayley Mills), who lives under the sea, an Emperor (Ed Wynn), unhappy with what he has, commissioning a new set of clothes from a pair of Parisian tailors who aren't quite what they seem, a duckling who has lost his way from the rest of his family, and Thumbelina (Patty Duke), a little girl no bigger than his thumb. Chris' quest to... Written byHuggo
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Trivia
Because Rankin-Bass feature films were geared toward children, they were all shot in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio with superfluous picture information on the top and bottom of each cell so that the finished product could be matted for 1.85:1 widescreen projection in theaters while retaining a 'squared' negative ratio for perpetual television viewing. To view Rankin-Bass films in their intended 1.85:1 aspect ratio, use the Zoom 1 feature on 16:9 televisions. See more »
Goofs
As the live-action Chris floats downstream in his boat without rowing, the black flippers of a diver propelling the boat from underneath can be seen breaking the water. See more »
Quotes
Thumbelina: Size doesn't matter...
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Crazy Credits
Contrary to Hollywood convention (and DGA rules), the credit for director Jules Bass appears second to last in the opening credits, just before the credit for writer/producer Arthur Rankin. See more »
Soundtracks
Daydreamer
Music by Maury Laws & Jules Bass
Lyrics by Maury Laws & Jules Bass
Performed by Robert Goulet
Original sound track and score on Columbia Records
[Played over opening title and credits]
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Release Date:
22 June 1966 (USA) See more »
Also Known As:
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Technical Specs
Color:
Color(Eastmancolor)
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