A Gift for Heidi (1958)
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.
Director: George Templeton
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Sandy Descher as Heidi |
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Douglas Fowley as Alm Uncle |
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Van Dyke Parks as Peter |
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Peter Capell as Doc |
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Erik Jeide as Ernst |
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Rolf Wanka as Mr. Binder |
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Oswald Ursteins as Carlo |
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Susan Sainio as Clara |
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Karin Röse as Louise |
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Harold Benedict as Don |
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Clancy Cooper as Dr. Roth |
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Paul McClintock as Gen. Manby |
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Hap Hanson as Col. Porter |
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C. Fowler as Capt. McBee |
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Edwin Anderson as Lt. Williams |
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Wadsworth Likely as Sgt. Cory |
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Ted Mitchell as Pilot |
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Dean Jackson as Radio Operator |
| Directing | George Templeton | Director |
| Writing | David Dortort | Writer |
| Writing | Johanna Spyri | Writer |
| Writing | Eugene Vale | Writer |
| Sound | Bert Grund | Music |
