''Young Andersen'' (
Danish: Unge Andersen) is a 2005 two-part
Danish television serial directed by
Rumle Hammerich and co-written by Hammerich and Ulf Stark. It chronicles the formative
boarding school
A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. They have existed for many centuries, and now extend acr ...
years of fairy tale writer
Hans Christian Andersen and his subsequent arrival at
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
where he struggles for success and recognition. It is produced principally by
Nordisk Film, while additional production funding was provided by
SVT and
NRK.
Cast
* Simon Dahl Thaulow as
Hans Christian Andersen
*
Peter Steen as the old Hans Christian Andersen
*
Lars Brygmann as
Jonas Collin
*
Stine Fischer Christensen
* Annemarie Malle Klixbüll
* Søren Bertelsen
* Niels Hinrichsen
*
Tuva Novotny
*
Steen Stig Lommer
*
Peter Hesse Overgaard
*
Troels II Munk
*
Gert Vindahl
*
Nina Reventlow
*
Mikkel Rosenberg
Awards
Awards:
References
{{Hans Christian Andersen
2005 Danish television series debuts
2005 drama films
2005 films
2005 television films
2000s Danish television series
Danish drama films
Danish drama television series
Danish-language television shows
Films set in Copenhagen
International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries
Television series set in the 19th century