The Story of Heidi
Seen it?1979 | 107 min | Animation, Family, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Cast & crew
Directed by Isao Takahata
- Kazuko SugiyamaHeidi
- Kohei MiyauchiAlm-Ohi
- Yoshiaki NemotoThe Doctor
- Hiroko MaruyamaPeter
- Terue NunamiGroßmutter
- Taeko NakanishiAunt Dete
- Keiko HanClara Sesemann
- Hisako KyodaMiss Rottenmeier
- Kaneta KimotsukiSebastian
- Taimei SuzukiMr. Sesemann