
The Sound of Music(1965)
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.


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
Heidi

Max von Sydow
Uncle Alp

Pauline McLynn
Aunt Detie

Geraldine Chaplin
Rottenmeier
Sam Friend
Peter

Jessica Claridge
Clara

Peter Wight
Pastor

Karl Johnson
Old Man

Diana Rigg
Grandmamma

Kellie Shirley
Tinette
Heidi is a drama, family film released in 2005 exploring themes of alps mountains. Directed by Paul Marcus, it stars Emma Bolger, Max von Sydow, Pauline McLynn. 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.
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