A Gift for Heidi

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1958

Original language

English

Cast

Ted Mitchell,Hap Hanson,Peter Capell,Erik Jeide,Rolf Wanka,Douglas Fowley,Harold Benedict,Susan Sainio,Karin Röse,Clancy Cooperand 8 more

Director

George Templeton

Writer

Eugene Vale,David Dortort,Johanna Spyri

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0051656