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years of fairy tale writer

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and his subsequent arrival at

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where he struggles for success and recognition. It is produced principally by Nordisk Film while additional production funding was provided by SVT and

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Cast

* Simon Dahl Thaulow as

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as the old Hans Christian Andersen *

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as Jonas Collin * Stine Fischer Christensen * Annemarie Malle Klixbüll * Søren Bertelsen * Søren Bertelsen * Niels Hinrichsen *

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* Steen Stig Lommer *

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* Troels II Munk * Gert Vindahl * Nina Reventlow * Mikkel Rosenberg

Awards

Awards:

References

{{Hans Christian Andersen Danish drama television series Television series set in the 19th century 2005 drama films 2005 television films 2005 films Films set in Copenhagen 2000s Danish television series 2005 Danish television series debuts International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries Danish drama films Danish-language television shows