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A Gift for Heidi

Jan 1, 1958 · 1h 11m
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Drama
Family

PLOT

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.

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CAST

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
Directed by George Templeton

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Country
US
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