Synopsis: A handful of children's books offers such a perfect blend of thrilling adventure and warm emotion that generations of young readers eagerly embrace them as their own. Among these immortals are Treasure Island, Black Beauty, and - of course - Heidi, the spirit-lifting story of a Swiss orphan girl who enriches every life she touches. The beloved tale is told anew in this charming film set against spectacular mountain vistas. Radiant young Emma Bolger portrays Heidi, joined by veteran stars Max von Sydow, Geraldine Chaplin and Diana Rigg. Enter Heidi's captivating world as she opens her gruff grandfather's goats...and gives crippled girl Clara the courage to try to walk. Every child deserves the chance to know and love Heidi!