The New Adventures of Heidi 1978
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Director
- Ralph Senensky
- Network
- Pierre Cossette Enterprises
- Where to Stream
- YouTube Free, Fawesome, Amazon Video
What is The New Adventures of Heidi?
Topic: Film "The New Adventures of Heidi" (1978). Persona: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1978
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Release date
- Dec 13, 1978
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Pierre Cossette Enterprises
- Genres
- Music, Family, Comedy, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.0/10 from 3 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~98 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Pierre Cossette Enterprises
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Topic: Film "The New Adventures of Heidi" (1978).
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Source [1]: Title: The New Adventures of Heidi (1978). Rating: PG. Release Date: 12/13/1978 (US). Genres: Music, Family, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie. Runtime: 1h 38m. Synopsis: The long-familiar Heidi tale is given a contemporary (and musical) setting as the young heroine leaves her familiar Swiss mountain for the bright lights of Manhattan.
Source [2]: Cast: Katy Kurtzman, Burl Ives, Sean Marshall, John Gavin, Marlyn Mason, Charles Aidman, Walter Brooke, Amzie Strickland, Molly Dodd, Adrienne Marden.
Source [3]: Mentions "Heidi" by Johanna Spyri (classic Alpine yarn/Swiss children's author), but discusses a different film "Heidi: Rescue of the Lynx" (review dated 2025). I must be careful not to conflate the two. Source [3] confirms Heidi is about an illiterate orphan and her grandad in the
Should you watch it?
“Heidi trades her quiet Swiss mountain home for an unexpected musical adventure in modern New York City.”
- A unique musical update of a classic literary story
- Features a cast including Burl Ives, Katy Kurtzman, and John Gavin
- Offers a nostalgic look at a 1978 made-for-television production
- The contemporary setting and musical format may not appeal to purists of the original Heidi tale
Watch it if you enjoy 1970s television musical adaptations that reimagine classic stories in modern settings.
This is a family-oriented musical comedy-drama with a lighthearted tone and a runtime of one hour and thirty-eight minutes.
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The New Adventures of Heidi has a total runtime of one hour and thirty-eight minutes.
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