Film

A Gift for Heidi

1958 · 1h 11m · Drama · Family

IMDb

4.5

This movie is about one summer holiday in the life of the famous children's book character Heidi, the orphan girl who lives with her grandfather (whom Heidi, like everybody else including the cast list, calls "Alm Uncle") on the outskirts of a small village in the Alps. Heidi has a gift of three carved wooden figures made by a craftsman neighbour: Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. However, rather than gold, frankincense, and myrrh, her grandfather and the village doctor gradually teach Heidi the idea that the gifts they bring are faith, charity and hope.

Sandy Descher

Heidi

Douglas Fowley

Alm Uncle

Van Dyke Parks

Peter

Peter Capell

Doc

Erik Jeide

Ernst

Rolf Wanka

Mr. Binder

Oswald Ursteins

Carlo

Susan Sainio

Clara

Karin Röse

Louise

Harold Benedict

Don

Clancy Cooper

Dr. Roth

Paul McClintock

Gen. Manby

Hap Hanson

Col. Porter

C. Fowler

Capt. McBee

Edwin Anderson

Lt. Williams

Wadsworth Likely

Sgt. Cory

• George TempletonDirector
• David DortortWriter
• Johanna SpyriWriter
• Eugene ValeWriter

Release date

January 1, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 11m

Genres

Drama, Family