German director
Werner Jacobs' 1965 drama Heidi stars
Eva Maria Singhammer in the title role of a young girl who happily resides in a quaint mountain chalet with her kindly grandfather (
Gustav Knuth). When Heidi is taken by her aunt to live in Frankfort and help Klara (
Michaela May), a wealthy man's crippled daughter, she finds herself under the constant watchful eye of a cold and aloof governess and grows to miss her grandfather terribly. Fortunately, as Heidi works to raise Klara's spirits, the two form a strong bond with one another. Adapted from the novel by
Johanna Spyri.