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Heidi (1952)
Directed by Luigi Comencini
Drama, Family · 1h 40m
Heidi, a young orphan girl living with her aunt in Frankfurt, is forced to move to the Swiss Alps to live with her ornery grandfather. At first, he resents her presence, but, after a short while, Heidi manages to pierce his gruff exterior, and the two become close. She also befriends a young shepherd named Peter. After three years, Heidi's aunt arrives and demands Heidi's return to Frankfurt.
Cast
E
Elsbeth Sigmund
Heidi
Heinrich Gretler
Alp-Öhi / Alp-Ochi, Heidi's Grandfather
T
Thomas Klameth
Geissenpeter
E
Elsie Attenhofer
Tante Dete
Margrit Rainer
Peters Mutter
F
Fred Tanner
Pfarrer
Isa Günther
Klara Sesemann
Willy Birgel
Herr Sesemann
T
Traute Carlsen
Klaras Grossmutter
A
Anita Mey
Fräulein Rottenmeier
Theo Lingen
Sebastian
Walburga Gmür
Bäckersfrau
Crew
- Director
- Luigi Comencini
- Screenplay
- Richard Schweizer
- Novel
- Johanna Spyri
- Director of Photography
- Emil Berna, Peter Frischknecht
- Original Music Composer
- Robert Blum
- Editor
- Hermann Haller
- Producer
- Peter Riethof, Lazar Wechsler
Details
- Release date
- 1952-11-13
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- Praesens-Film