The Little Mermaid Story Film Adaptations
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- DirectorCharles VidorStarsDanny KayeFarley GrangerZizi JeanmaireThe opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."
- DirectorEloy de la IglesiaStarsDyanik ZurakowskaJosé PalacioSergio MendizábalThis film is called Fantasia 3 because it contains three fairy tales. The second of the three is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- DirectorJules BassStarsTallulah BankheadVictor BorgePatty DukeAn anthology of fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "Thumbelina", and "The Garden of Paradise".
- DirectorTomoharu KatsumataTim ReidStarsFumie KashiyamaMariko MiyagiTarô ShigakiA mermaid falls in love with a human prince, which leads to tragedy.
- DirectorVladimir BychkovStarsViktoriya NovikovaValentin NikulinGalina ArtyomovaAfter her sisters wreck his ship, a mermaid saves a human prince from drowning and is helped by a traveling handyman to reach out to him on land.
- StarsShelley DuvallJohn AchornPatrick DeSantisA miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightRene AuberjonoisA mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
- StarsDaria NicolodiNorman GroulxSonja BallIn this Japanese/French anime series, we follow the many adventures of Marina, who first wanted to be human under "Hedwig" the sea hag's spell. After her spell breaks, due to a snotty princess going after Prince Justin, Anselm the wise man and his wise otter, Ridley tells him the whole story and gives him tonic, so he can explore underwater. There, we hear the legend about a golden scroll that can change mermanoids to humans and live forever and also to re-unite humans and mermanoids. But the problem is, Hedwig and her ditsy shark friend, Dudley are going after them, no matter where they go. But if that's not enough, a spoiled nobleman wants to exploit the mermanoid folks. Will Marina and her friends fight the odds?
- CreatorPeter S. BeagleStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightEdan GrossThe 1989 animated feature adapted by Disney for television in a prequel that leads up to the events of the movie.
- StarsRobert GuillaumeLiz TorresEdward James OlmosMulticultural versions of many of your favorite fairy tales. Such as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Three Little Pigs".
- StarsKeith ScottMaggie DenceSarah AubreyWho do you call when in fairy tale land there's a crime being committed? The F.T.P.D.. Two crack detectives named Kris Anderson & Johnny Legend solve all the cases involving our beloved & favorite characters from the well known fairy tales.
- StarsDaisuke KishioAsumi NakataHitomi TerakadoLucia Nanami, the mermaid princess of the North Pacific Ocean, sets out to land to find the boy she saved from a tsunami wave seven years ago. She cannot tell him that she is a mermaid, and she must also fight off water demons.
- DirectorAnna MelikyanStarsMariya ShalayevaEvgeniy TsyganovMariya SokovaIn Moscow, a young woman disappears after falling in love with a new man.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsCate BlanchettMatt DamonLiam NeesonA five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.
- CreatorAdam HorowitzEdward KitsisStarsGinnifer GoodwinJennifer MorrisonLana ParrillaA young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.
- DirectorJan BalejStarsOldrich KaiserAnezka KubátováPetr FormanEveryone's familiar with Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, the story of a love capable of forgiving even the greatest betrayal. In Jan Balej's film - a work filled with wonderful animation, expressive puppet designs and an imaginative, shifting score from French composer Chapelier Fou - the fairy-tale romance is replaced with a bleak portrayal of life in a city harbor, yet its enduring message remains.
- DirectorAgnieszka SmoczynskaStarsMarta MazurekMichalina OlszanskaKinga PreisIn Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.
- DirectorBlake HarrisChris BouchardStarsWilliam MoseleyPoppy DraytonLoreto PeraltaA young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.