Editing Heidi (section)

==Adaptations==
===Film and television===
About 25 film or television productions of the original story have been made. The ''Heidi'' films were popular far and wide, becoming a huge hit, and the Japanese animated series became iconic in several countries around the world. The only incarnation of the Japanese-produced animated TV series to reach the English language was a dubbed feature-length compilation film using the most pivotal episodes of the television series, released on video in the United States in 1985. Although the original book describes Heidi as having dark, curly hair, she is usually portrayed as [[blonde]].

Versions of the story include:
* ''[[Heidi (1937 film)|Heidi]]'', a 1937 [[film|motion picture]] which starred [[Shirley Temple]] in the [[title role]].
* ''[[Heidi (1952 film)|Heidi]]'', a 1952 film in Swiss German and German, directed by Luigi Comencini, starring Elsbeth Sigmund (filmed on location in Switzerland), and followed by a sequel, ''[[Heidi and Peter]]'', in 1955, directed by Franz Schnyder, also starring Ms. Sigmund.
* {{lang|gsw|Heidemarie S'Waisechind vo Engelberg}}, a 1956 Austrian film, directed by Hermann Kugelstadt.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
* ''A Gift for Heidi'' (1958), by George Templeton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Gift for Heidi |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_gift_for_heidi |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}</ref>
* {{lang|hi|[[Do Phool (1958 film)|Do Phool]]}}, a 1958 Indian [[Hindi]]-language family drama film adaptation by [[A. R. Kardar]], starring [[Baby Naaz]] in the role of Poornima (Heidi).
* ''Heidi'' (1959), music by [[Clay Warnick]], adapted by William Friedberg with [[Neil Simon]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
* ''Heidi'', a six-part 1959 BBC TV series starring Sara O'Connor in the title role, with [[Mark Dignam]] as her grandfather and [[Lesley Judd]] as Klara.<ref>{{Cite journal | url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8d3dbd53d8d342b2aa9d0de3d07487e3 | title=Children's Television: Heidi: 1: Up the Mountain | journal=[[Radio Times]] | issue=1853 | pages=14 | date=15 May 1959}}</ref>
* ''[[Heidi (1965 film)|Heidi]]'', a 1965 Austrian film, directed by [[Werner Jacobs]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-16 |title=Heidi |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/heidi_1965 |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Heidi (1968 film)|Heidi]]'', a 1968 [[television film]] which starred [[Jennifer Edwards]] with [[Maximilian Schell]] and [[Michael Redgrave]]. This was the version that became notorious for interrupting an [[Heidi Game|American football]] game that was broadcast the same day (November 17) on NBC. The game between the [[Oakland Raiders]] and the [[New York Jets]] was cut off a few minutes before the end of the game when it looked as if the Jets were going to win, but after the cutoff, the Raiders made a comeback and beat the Jets with TV viewers on the east coast missing the conclusion. TV channels displayed the final score (Oakland winning 43–32) during the film, further enraging football fans. This incident led to a policy of not ending coverage of any sports games until after their conclusion. The game has gone down in professional football lore as "The Heidi Game" or "Heidi Bowl".{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
* ''Heidi'' (Disneyland Storyteller Record), a 1968 [[old time radio]]–style adaptation of the story by Disneyland Records, with music by [[Salvador Camarata|Camarata]], recorded in London and starring Brenda Dunnich, [[John Witty]] and introducing (to American audiences) [[Ysanne Churchman]] as Heidi.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
* ''[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]'', a 1974 Japanese [[anime]] series directed by [[Isao Takahata]] for Zuiyo Eizo (later, [[Nippon Animation]]), dubbed into various languages. It was compiled into an English-[[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] film entitled ''The Story of Heidi''.
* ''Heidi'', a 1974 [[BBC]] adaptation starring Emma Blake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228374/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_17_wr|title=Heidi|date=October 20, 1974|via=IMDb}}</ref>
* ''Heidi'', a 1978 26-episode Swiss/German television series, starring Katia Polletin as the protagonist, which was dubbed into various languages, including English.<ref name="Heidi1983">{{cite news|title= Thursday TV BBC1 – Heidi |url=https://twitter.com/woodg31/status/1303400534687338496/photo/4|publisher= Radio Times |via=Twitter |date=September 8, 1983|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[The New Adventures of Heidi]]'' (1978), directed by Ralph Senensky.
* {{lang|fr|Heidi: La marveilleuse histoire d'une fille de la montagne}} (2 record set). Story read by actress Irène Vidy, Heidi theme song sung by Tony Schmitt. Milan Entertainment, a product of Activ-Records, [[Altendorf, Schwyz]] Switzerland, 1980 (SLP 77).{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
* ''[[Heidi's Song]]'', a 1982 American animated film produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]].
* ''Climb a Tall Mountain'', a Christian film from 1987 that uses the story's characters to illustrate a message about the importance of love and forgiveness.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
* ''[[Courage Mountain]]'', a 1990 American adventure drama film and serves as a sequel to Johanna Spyri's novel ''Heidi'', directed by Christopher Leitch.
* ''Heidi'', a 1992 [[Video art|video-art]] project directed by [[Paul McCarthy]] and [[Mike Kelley (artist)|Mike Kelley]] as a collaboration project.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://vimeo.com/57293131 |title=HEIDI (Mike Kelley & Paul McCarthy, 1992) |date=2013-01-13 |last=Spectacle |access-date=2025-01-03 |via=Vimeo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Avgikos |first=Jan |date=1993-09-03 |title=PAUL MCCARTHY'S AND MIKE KELLEY'S HEIDI |url=https://www.artforum.com/features/paul-mccarthys-and-mike-kelleys-heidi-204291/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''[[Heidi (miniseries)|Heidi]]'', a two-part American television miniseries from 1993, starring [[Noley Thornton]] as Heidi. Co-stars included [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]] as Miss Rottenmeier, [[Jason Robards]] as Grandfather and [[Lexi Randall]] as Klara.
* ''[[Heidi (1995 film)|Heidi]]'', a 1995 animated film.
* ''[[Heidi (2005 animated film)|Heidi]]'', a 2005 animated film.
* ''[[Heidi (2005 live-action film)|Heidi]]'', a 2005 British live-action film directed by [[Paul Marcus]], starring Irish child actress Emma Bolger in the title role, alongside [[Max Von Sydow]] and [[Diana Rigg]].
* ''Heidi'', a 2007 Swiss-French-Spanish-Czech television series set in modern times, starring Élodie Bollée as a teenage Heidi.
* ''[[Heidi 4 Paws]]'', a comedic 2008 adaptation featuring talking dogs with the voice of [[Angela Lansbury]].
* ''[[Heidi (2015 TV series)|Heidi]]'', a CGI remake of the 1974 anime series developed in 2015, made by [[Studio 100 Animation]], the makers of ''[[Maya the Bee (TV series)|Maya the Bee]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.studio100.tv/activities/animation/ |title=Animation |website=Studio100.tv |quote=Studio 100 is producing a new CGI format animated series of ''Heidi'', which will be delivered for broadcast in 2015. It has been sold to more than 100 countries and coincides with the 40th anniversary of the classic 2D series. Johanna Spyri wrote the first ''Heidi'' books back in 1880; since then more than 50 million books have been translated into 50 languages worldwide. |access-date=March 15, 2016 |archive-date=September 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927115002/http://www.studio100.tv/activities/animation/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Heidi (2015 film)|Heidi]]'', a 2015 Swiss live-action film directed by Alain Gsponer.
* ''[[Heidi, bienvenida a casa]]'', a 2017 telenovela from Argentina
* ''Heidi (2024)'', a 2024 US American Christian film, directed by Lynn Moody<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2024 |title=Heidi |url=https://dove.org/review/157440-heidi/ |website= |location= |publisher=[[The Dove Foundation]] |access-date=May 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=May 27, 2025 |title=Heidi - a faithful retelling of a time classic |url=https://heidithefilm.com/index.php |website= |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=heidi_2024 |type=movie |title=Heidi (2024) |access-date=May 27, 2025}}</ref>
Two new separate upcoming German-language television productions were announced in 2025 in the context of the upcoming 200th birthday of Johanna Spyri in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GmbH |first=DWDL de |title=Noch eine "Heidi"-Serie: RTL macht mit SRF gemeinsame Sache |url=https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/101419/noch_eine_heidiserie_rtl_macht_mit_srf_gemeinsame_sache/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=DWDL.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Heidi": Neue Realverfilmung als Miniserie geplant |url=https://www.wunschliste.de/tvnews/m/heidi-neue-realverfilmung-als-miniserie-geplant |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=TV Wunschliste |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2025-03-24 |title=Welcome to "Broadcast-ification"! Streamers Switch From Prestige to Procedural Amid Cost Crunch |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/from-prestige-to-procedural-streamers-scale-back-on-epic-tv-1236167834/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2025-03-26 |title=How Gaumont Germany Is Navigating TV Drama's Big Shake-Up |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/series-mania-interview-gaumont-president-sabine-de-mardt-1236173190/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Theatre'''

A stage musical adaptation of ''Heidi'' with book and lyrics by Francois Toerien, music by Mynie Grové and additional lyrics by Esther von Waltsleben, premiered in South Africa at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in 2016. Directed by Toerien with musical direction by Dawid Boverhoff, the production starred Tobie Cronjé (Rottenmeier), Dawid Minnaar (Sesemann), Albert Maritz (Grandfather), [[Ilse Klink]] (Aunt Dete), Karli Heine (Heidi), Lynelle Kenned (Klara), Dean Balie (Peter), Jill Middlekop and Marlo Minnaar. Puppets for the production were created by Hansie Visagie.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170502213914/http://kosie.biz/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=38&Itemid=207 "The story behind the legend of Sweeney Todd"]}}. ''Kosie House of Theatre''. Retrieved on October 22, 2016.</ref>

A stage musical adaptation of ''Heidi of the Mountain'' (music and lyrics by Claude Watt, book by Claude and Margaret Watt) was performed in Sidney, BC, Canada by Mountain Dream Productions, premiering in 2007 at the Charlie White Theatre, and has been performed again several times since then.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/entertainment/kids-bring-heidi-to-charlie-white/|title=Kids bring Heidi to Charlie White|date=25 January 2012|website=Peninsula News Review|last = Reeuwyck |first = Christine|language=en-US|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> The 2007 production starred Claude Watt (Grandfather), Margaret Watt (Rottenmeier), Rianne Craig (Heidi) and Katrina Brindle (Klara).

===Computer games===
There have been two Heidi computer games released for mobile devices, with the most recent being ''Heidi: Mountain Adventures''. Both games are based on the Studio 100 TV series of 2015 and are aimed at young children, with educational elements and a series of [[Minigame|mini-games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bunnygaming.com/news/mobile/heidi-mountain-adventures-released/|title=Mobile: Explore the Swiss Alps in Heidi: Mountain Adventures|work=Bunny Gaming|access-date=June 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/345659/Explore_the_Swiss_Alps_in_Heidi_Mountain_Adventures.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629080608/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/345659/Explore_the_Swiss_Alps_in_Heidi_Mountain_Adventures.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2019|title=Explore the Swiss Alps in Heidi: Mountain Adventures!|work=[[Gamasutra]]|access-date=June 1, 2019}}</ref>

===Graphic novel===

A graphic novel adaptation is set to be released in March 2025 ISBN  1524886408