''Svinedrengen og prinsessen på ærten'' (literally ''The Swineherd and the Princess on the Pea'') is a 1962 Danish animated film directed by Poul Ilsøe and starring

Dirch Passer Dirch Hartvig Passer (18 May 1926 – 3 September 1980) was a Danish actor and comedian. He was renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 films, one of Denmark's most prolific actors. His life is depicted in ...

. It is based, respectively, on the

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogue (literature), travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fai ...

tales The Swineherd and "

The Princess and the Pea "The Princess and the Pea" () is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who is tested to become the wife to a lonely prince. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in a cheap booklet on 8 May 18 ...

Cast

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Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * '' John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Car ...

as voice * Lise Ringheim as voice * Johannes Meyer as voice *

Bjørn Spiro Bjørn Spiro (20 March 1909 – 1 June 1999) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1914 and 1972. Filmography * '' Det hemmelighedsfulde X'' (1914) * '' 5 raske piger'' (1933) * '' Der var engang en Vicevært'' (1937) * ...

as voice *

Knud Hilding Knud Hilding (21 November 1921 – 14 September 1975) was a Danish film actor. Hilding was born in Copenhagen on 21 November 1921. After graduating from the Frederiksberg Theatre School, Hilding was then employed at the Aarhus Theatre and ...

as voice *

Ellen Margrethe Stein Ellen Margrethe Stein (8 October 1893 – 2 April 1979) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 45 films between 1933 and 1978. Selected filmography * '' En fuldendt gentleman'' (1937) * '' The Invisible Army'' (1945) * '' Lucky Jou ...

as voice

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* 1962 films 1962 animated films Danish animated films 1960s Danish-language films Animated films based on works by Hans Christian Andersen Films based on The Princess and the Pea {{1960s-Denmark-film-stub