This Disney-produced made-for-TV version of the classic children's tale features Noley Thornton as Heidi, the plucky girl from the Alps, with Jane Seymour as a mean-spirited governess and Jason Robards as Heidi's kindly grandfather. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Roger Ashton-Griffiths - Churchman; Soo Drouet - Sonja; Basil Hoskins - Sebastian; Jason Robards, Jr. - Grandfather; Patricia Neal - Grandmother; Sian Phillips - Frau Sesemann; John Quentin - Pastor; Lexi Randall - Klara; Michael Simpkins - Doctor; Noley Thornton - Heidi; Andrew Bicknell - Herr Sesemann; Daniel Flynn - John; Jane Seymour - Fraulein Rottenmeier
Credit
Jose Villaverde - Casting, Derek Hyde - Costume Designer, Michael Rhodes - Director, Randy Jon Morgan - Editor, Bill McCutchen - Executive Producer, Lee Holdridge - Composer (Music Score), John Blezard - Production Designer, Dennis C. Lewiston - Cinematographer, Frank Agrama - Producer, Jeanne Rosenberg - Screenwriter