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Heidi (1965)

Heidi poster
Directed by
Werner Jacobs
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan girl goes to live with her grandfather in a remote mountain village. She finds joy and friendship in nature and with the people around her.

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What happens

Heidi is a 1965 Austrian family film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Eva Maria Singhammer, Michaela May and Jan Koester. It is an adaptation of Johanna Spyri's 1880 novel of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Hans Zehetner. It was shot in Eastmancolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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