Product Details

• Actors: Alan Arkin, Mick Jagger, Edward James Olmos, Art Carney, Barbara Hershey
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: E1 Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 14, 2009
• Run Time: 211 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00265T7ME
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,825 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Includes Four Magical Episodes from Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre Digitally Restored and Re-mastered!

Wicked goblins, a kind-hearted queen, a fashion-obsessed emperor, a girl the size of a thumb and more fill this 4-episode collection from the award-winning series. Some of the most beloved tales from Hans Christian Andersen are brought to life with stellar performances and enchanting characters that you will enjoy… happily ever after.

THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES
Alan Arkin and Art Carney star as two con men who must convince a self-indulgent Emperor (Dick Shawn) that being a ruler is more than just looking the part.

THE NIGHTINGALE
An Emperor (Mick Jagger) finds true friendship from a lowly kitchen maid (Barbara Hershey) and a plain little bird; both of whom are worth more than they appear to be.

THE SNOW QUEEN
When her best friend is taken by the fabled Snow Queen (Lee Remick), a girl named Gerda (Melissa Gilbert) begins a perilous journey to rescue him.

THUMBELINA
When a toad tries to force Thumbelina (Carrie Fisher), a girl no bigger than a human thumb, to marry her son, the tiny girl must seek help from a variety of forest creatures, including a field mouse and a swallow.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars four all-time FTT classics!, August 8, 2009

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This review is from: Faerie Tale Theatre: Tales from Hans Christian Andersen (DVD)

Collected here are four unforgettable episodes from Shelley Duvall's FAERIE TALE THEATRE. Hans Christian Andersen wrote many of the world's most famous and beloved fairytales; and in this collection you'll see such talented stars as Lee Remick, Carrie Fisher, Mick Jagger and Melissa Gilbert bring his characters to vivid life right before your very eyes!

THE SNOW QUEEN:
Melissa Gilbert and Lance Kerwin play Gerda and Kay, who enter the frozen land of the Snow Queen (played beguilingly by the late Lee Remick) to learn some much-needed lessons about love and friendship.

THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES:
Alan Arkin and Art Carney star as the con-artists who fool a vain and ruthless Emperor (Dick Shawn) into believing that they can create the most exquisite of clothes that are invisible to those who are foolish or unworthy. Legendary British songstress Georgia Brown co-stars as a wise innkeeper.

THUMBELINA:
A lonely char-woman (Conchata Ferrall) is given a magical barley seed, which sprouts into a lovely flower. When the flower opens, out pops beautiful Thumbelina (Carrie Fisher). The char-woman's wish to be a mother has been granted, and the pair could not be happier. But Thumblina's happy life with her mother is short-lived when the tiny creature is kidnapped by Mother Toad...

THE NIGHTINGALE:
The Emperor of Cathay (Mick Jagger) lives in a porcelain palace with his courtiers and riches, but completely cut off from any real people. When he hears about a magical bird called the Nightingale and it's exquisite song, he demands an audience with it.