Heidi
By: Director, Alain Gsponer ; writers Petra Volpe ; producers, Reto Schaerli, Lukas Hobi, Uli Putz, Jakob Claussen ; a production of Zodiac Pictures und Claussen + Putz Filmproduktion ; in co-production with Studiocanal Film, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, Teleclub
Contributors: Steffen, Anuk, actor; Ganz, Bruno, actor; Agrippi, Quirin, actor; Ottmann, Isabelle, actor; Schüttler, Katharina, actor; Hoger, Hannelore, actor; Mehmet, Maxim, 1975- actor; Lohmeyer, Peter, actor; Schinz, Anna, actor; Haase, Jella, 1992- actor; Fleischer, Matthias, director of photography; Schaerer, Michael, editor of moving image work; Reiser, Niki, composer (expression); Spyri, Johanna, 1827-1901; Zodiac Pictures; Claussen + Putz Filmproduktion; Studio Canal; Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (Firm); Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft; Teleclub AG; Film Movement (Firm)
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Drama; Heidi (Fictitious character : Spyri); Grandfathers; Juvenile films; Orphans; Mountain life
Work titles: Heidi (Motion picture : 2015)
Description: Orphan Girl Heidi spends the happiest days of her childhood together with her eccentric grandfather, cut off from the outside world in a simple cabin in the Swiss mountains. But these carefree times come to an abrupt end when Heidi is taken to Frankfurt by her Aunt Dete to stay with the family of the wealthy Mr. Sesemann and be a playmate for his wheelchair-bound daughter Klara.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.

Based on the book by Johanna Spyri.

Widescreen (2.40:1).

Director of photography, Matthias Fleischer ; editor, Michael Schaerer ; music, Niki Reiser.

Anuk Steffen, Bruno Ganz, Quirin Agrippi, Isabelle Ottmann, Katharina Schüttler, Hannelore Hoger, Maxim Mehmet, Peter Lohmeyer, Anna Schinz, Jella Haase.

Not rated.

DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.

In dubbed English or German with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.