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Hans Christian Andersen: books in order and screen adaptations
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Hans Christian Andersen has 11 books adapted into 20 TV shows and movies.
About Hans Christian Andersen's books on screen
Hans Christian Andersen has 11 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1835 to 1855. Together they have become 1 TV series and 19 movies. The first adaptation was The Red Shoes (1948), and the most recent released one is North (2025). The most adapted is The Little Mermaid, with 6 screen versions. Series: Hans Christian Andersen bibliography.
Hans Christian Andersen books with adaptations, in publication order
- Thumbelina (1835) · adapted as Thumbelina (1994), Barbie Thumbelina (2009)
- The Tinderbox (1835) · adapted as Staraya, staraya skazka (1968)
- The Little Mermaid (1837) · adapted as The Little Mermaid (1989), The Little Mermaid (2023), The Lure (2015), The Little Mermaid (1976) and 2 more
- The Emperor's New Clothes (1837) · adapted as The Nightingale (1980)
- The Wild Swans (1838) · Hans Christian Andersen bibliography · adapted as The Wild Swans (1962)
- The Swineherd (1841) · Hans Christian Andersen bibliography · adapted as Staraya, staraya skazka (1968), The Swineherd (2022)
- The Nightingale (1843) · Hans Christian Andersen bibliography · adapted as The Nightingale (1980)
- The Snow Queen (1844) · Hans Christian Andersen bibliography · adapted as Frozen (2013), The Snow Queen (1957), The Snow Queen (2012), The Snow Queen (1967) and 2 more
- The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep (1845) · adapted as The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
- The Red Shoes (1845) · Hans Christian Andersen bibliography · adapted as The Red Shoes (1948)
- Blockhead Hans (1855) · Hans Christian Andersen bibliography · adapted as Staraya, staraya skazka (1968)
TV shows and movies based on Hans Christian Andersen's books
- North (movie, 2025)
- The Little Mermaid (movie, 2023)
- The Little Mermaid (movie, 2023)
- The Swineherd (movie, 2022)
- The Lure (movie, 2015)
- Frozen (movie, 2013)
- The Snow Queen (movie, 2012)
- Barbie Thumbelina (movie, 2009)
- Snow Queen (TV, 2002)
- Thumbelina (movie, 1994)
- The Little Mermaid (movie, 1989)
- The Nightingale (movie, 1980)
- The King and the Mockingbird (movie, 1980)
- The Little Mermaid (movie, 1976)
- Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (movie, 1975)
- Staraya, staraya skazka (movie, 1968)
- The Snow Queen (movie, 1967)
- The Wild Swans (movie, 1962)
- The Snow Queen (movie, 1957)
- The Red Shoes (movie, 1948)
Common questions
How many Hans Christian Andersen books have been made into movies or TV shows?
11 books have been adapted into 20 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Hans Christian Andersen adaptation?
The Red Shoes, released in 1948, a movie based on The Red Shoes.
Is a new Hans Christian Andersen adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is North.
Which Hans Christian Andersen book has the most adaptations?
The Little Mermaid, with 6 TV and movie versions.