Film · 2015
Heidi
Directed by Alain Gsponer · starring Anuk Steffen, Bruno Ganz and Quirin Agrippi
- 1 h 50 min
- PG
- Drama · Family
Germany
Switzerland
- 5.7 Users3 votes
Synopsis
Based on the acclaimed novel with the same title by Johanna Spyri. Heidi is a little five year old girl who lives with her aunt Dete in the city. The girl is an orphan and just have a family who would welcome it. At her aunt Dete offered a job in Frankfurt and therefore can not take care of the girl. Therefore, Dete decides to send the little orphan to live with her reclusive grandfather. The old man lives high in the Alps in Switzerland. There the girl enjoy the beautiful scenery of alpine and life in the Swiss mountain. Heidi also meet Peter, a child who works as a goatherd to get his family forward, since his father died and has a sick grandmother. The reclusive old man will gradually becoming more affable thanks to the candor of the girl, light transmitting only with her smile. However, this happiness will last very little because her aunt Dete decides to return to take Heidi to Frankfurt with her to take care of Clara, a disabled girl from a wealthy German family. Heidi's sympathy will improve the health of Clara but strict Miss Rottermaier not do the simple things.
Where to watch Heidi
All the optionsAvailable now in the UK:
Availability checked on 8 November 2026.
The essentials
- Runtime
- 110 min1 hour and 50 minutes
- Budget
- $8.8mClaussen Wöbke Putz Filmproduktion
- Box office
- €58,198in Spain
- Rating
- PGParental guidance
- How long is Heidi?
- 1 hour and 50 minutes (110 minutes).
- Who directed Heidi?
- Alain Gsponer.
- Who is in Heidi?
- It stars Anuk Steffen, Bruno Ganz, Quirin Agrippi and Peter Lohmeyer.
- Where can I watch Heidi?
- In the UK it is available with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
- How much did Heidi make?
- It took €58,198 in Spain. It cost $8.8 million.
Cast
Full cast (13)-
Anuk Steffen Heidi
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Bruno Ganz Grandfather
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Quirin Agrippi Peter, the goat herder
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Peter Lohmeyer Sebastian
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Katharina Schüttler Fräulein Rottenmeier
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Anna Schinz Aunt Dete
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Isabelle Ottmann Klara
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Jella Haase Tinette
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Hannelore Hoger Gradma Sesemann
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Maxim Mehmet Herr Sesemann
- Director
- Alain Gsponer
- Writers
- Petra Biondina Volpe
Videos and trailers
See the videoPhotos and posters
All 16 photosReviews
Box office
Weekend by weekend- Budget $8.8m
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Spain €58,198
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