i saw this film on tv back in the early 80 . the fantasy ography about the childhood of han christian anderson be a work do with the same level of attention that one would see in the work do by walt disney . the adventure and story of the young boy be the only thing that transcend the animation in this work . the film blend some of the story element of anderson work with his childhood specifically the red shoe and the selfish daughter of the town mayor . the score of this film be wonderfully move equal to that of a genuine opera . the boy telling of the final sequence the little match girl be so emotionally move and that it bring tear to my eye . of all the film about han christian anderson and this one be without question and one of the best . it put the danny kay version to shame by comparison . at last . it on dvd or video .