Product Details

• Actors: Jean Simmons, Sir Michael Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Jennifer Edwards
• Format: Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Digiview Products
• DVD Release Date: April 4, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006N4FI4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,901 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Orphan girl Heidi is given over by her Aunt to the care of her gruff but kindly grandfather who spends most of his days in virtual seclusion amongst the Alps. Eventually Heidi must return to her family and goes to live with her equally kind Uncle, Herr Richard Sesseman, her crippled cousin Klara and the governess assigned to care for all of them. Despite growing to love her new family, Heidi soon finds herself torn and longs to return to the Alps with her grandfather. What will be the outcome? Watch in this warmhearted tale how Heidi transforms the lives of all she comes in contact with.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only part of the film!, March 14, 2004

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B. Sullivan "mgawoman" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heidi (DVD)

This version of Heidi was my absolute favorite movie as a child. I have the VHS version and decided to upgrade to the DVD. I couldn't believe it when I started watching it that the first part of the film is not even included. We don't see how Heidi got to her grandfathers, met Peter or his grandmother. I don't know if it is somehow a mistake on just my movie or if they are all missing the first scenes. The quality of the rest of the film was fine and just as good as I remembered. But, if you want to see the whole film, get the VHS.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite delightful, October 7, 2005

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Elizabeth G. Melillo "gloriana" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heidi (DVD)

Fine acting, wonderful scenery, and a very pleasant approach to the classic tale make this quite an enjoyable film. Though the character of Fraulein Rottenmeir is a far cry from Johanna Spyri's, as is her relationship with Herr Sessemann, this change may be appealing for those who wish to share the film with children, who might be troubled by the original.

My reason for witholding a top rating is that, as a lifelong fan of Johanna Spyri's "Heidi," I noticed that some of the key themes in the original are missing. Heidi's simple faith, and her faith's being strengthened despite the time of dreadful homesickness and mistreatment by the governess in Frankfurt, do not come through clearly. The plot has been revised so that Herr Sessemann is an uncle, Fraulein Rottenmeir a lovely lady, and Klara (in the book, a gentle sort crippled by over protectiveness) a bit of a brat. Heidi remains in Frankfurt because she feels she owes it to Klara, who tends to move her legs when Heidi angers her.

All told, nonetheless, this is a very well acted film with a great deal of charm.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars lovely film; poor DVD quality, September 27, 2003

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ieee488 (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heidi (DVD)

Very enjoyable movie marred by washed out color. The Alps are breathtaking, but you wouldn't know it from this DVD.

So, I give the movie itself 4 stars, and the DVD 1 star.