Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.
Emma Bolger
as Heidi
Max von Sydow
as Uncle Alp
Pauline McLynn
as Aunt Detie
Geraldine Chaplin
as Rottenmeier
Sam Friend
as Peter
Jessica Claridge
as Clara
Peter Wight
as Pastor
Karl Johnson
as Old Man
Diana Rigg
as Grandmamma
Kellie Shirley
as Tinette
Robert Bathurst
as Mr. Sessemann
Oliver Ford Davies
as Dr. Classen
