Heidi

Synopsis

Heidi (also known as Heidi, Child of the Mountain) is a 1952 black-and-white Swiss family drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Elsbeth Sigmund, Heinrich Gretler and Thomas Klameth. It is based on the first volume of the 1880 novel Heidi (Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) by Johanna Spyri. It was followed by a 1955 sequel Heidi and Peter. It was shot at the Rosenhof Studios in Zürich and on location took place in the Canton Grisons as well as in Basel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. The film is widely considered the best film adaptation of Spyri's book.

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

January 1, 1952

Genres

drama film

Created by

Luigi Comencini

Runtime

100 min

Countries

Switzerland