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A Gift for Heidi (1958)
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71 min | Family, Drama

A Gift for Heidi (1958)

Approved

71 min | Family, Drama

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 ...See moreThis 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. Adventures include Heidi entering her friend Peter for a singing competition without telling him; befriending a rich but lonely man from the big city who is an associate of the father of Heidi's little girl friend who comes to stay for the holidays; and joining Peter on an expedition up the highest mountain in the neighbourhood, in a bid to rescue a soldier and his bride who on their honeymoon decide (against the advice of the children and Alm Uncle that it is dangerous at this time of year) to climb the peak, only to be trapped by an avalanche below them, after the bride injures her ankle. The solution: call in the U.S. army -- hence all the military bit parts in the cast list. Written by IPH See less

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Name	Known for
Sandy Descher Heidi Heidi See fewer	Them! (1954)
Douglas Fowley Alm Uncle Alm Uncle See fewer	Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Van Dyke Parks Peter Peter See fewer	The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
Peter Capell Doc. Doc. See fewer	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Erik Jelde Ernst Ernst See fewer	The White Horse Inn (1960)
Rolf Wanka Mr. Binder Mr. Binder See fewer	Working Woman (1937)
Oswald Ursteins Carlo Carlo See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)
Susan Salnio Clara (as Susan Saino) Clara (as Susan Saino) See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)
Karin Rose Louise Louise See fewer	Der Komödienstadel (1959)
Harold Benedict Don Don See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
Clancy Cooper Dr. Roth Dr. Roth See fewer	The Wild North (1952)
Paul McClintock Gen. Manby Gen. Manby See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)
Hap Hanson Col. Porter (as 'Hap' Hanson) Col. Porter (as 'Hap' Hanson) See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)
C. Fowler Capt. McBee Capt. McBee See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)
Edwin Anderson Lt. Williams Lt. Williams See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)
Wadsworth Likely Sgt. Cory Sgt. Cory See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)
Ted Mitchell Pilot (as Lt. Ted Mitchell) Pilot (as Lt. Ted Mitchell) See fewer	The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1964)
Dean Jackson Radio operator Radio operator See fewer	Town Without Pity (1961)
Osman Ragheb Hotel clerk Hotel clerk See fewer	Cabaret (1972)
Tommy Hanson Page boy Page boy See fewer	A Gift for Heidi (1958)