the little Elsbeth Sigmund is by far the best of all Heidi in the various film adaptations of romand by Johanna Spyri. and not only that it would be wonderful - also the film as a whole is a true classic to watch again and again. because you can forget about the modernized version by Werner Jacobs, if you have the opportunity to see this old film. He is timeless, touching, played excellent and wonderfully photographed - in the Swiss village of Bergün (which still looks like in the film, and at the next trip to Switzerland should be a trip worth it!). Skip shirley temple, stick to the original!
