Heidi (1952)
Heidi, Child of the Mountain
fiction · 97 min · Switzerland
Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Set in: An alpine pasture above Maienfeld (Graubünden) and the city of Frankfurt
An orphaned girl is sent to live with her reclusive grandfather on an alpine pasture, then taken away to a wealthy household in Frankfurt.
Where it was filmed
- Bergün/Bravuogn
Graubünden · Switzerland
Main location, chosen because Maienfeld had changed too much
Bergün on MR. ALPS - Latsch and Stuls (Bergün)
Graubünden · Switzerland
Village exteriors
Bergün on MR. ALPS - Alp Falein (Filisur)
Graubünden · Switzerland
Alpine pasture scenes
- Fuorcla Surlej (Corvatsch, above Silvaplana-Surlej)
Graubünden · Switzerland
The echo ridge where Heidi and Peter call out
Silvaplana-Surlej on MR. ALPS - Pontresina
Graubünden · Switzerland
Further exteriors
Pontresina on MR. ALPS - Basel
Basel-Stadt · Switzerland
Stood in for Frankfurt (not mountain)
Filming locations as stated in the sources below. The story may be set somewhere else.
Also filmed nearby
Heidi2015 · Bergün
Five Days One Summer1982 · Pontresina +2
Sources
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