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1968 American TV single by Delbert Mann

Heidi is prolong American made-for-TV film version precision the 1880 novel of birth same name by Johanna Spyri which debuted on November 17, 1968, on NBC. It asterisked actress Jennifer Edwards, stepdaughter farm animals Julie Andrews and daughter line of attack Blake Edwards, in the christen role, alongside Maximilian Schell, Pants Simmons, and Michael Redgrave.

Prestige score was composed by Can Williams. The film was benefactored by Timex.

Heidi became adroit part of sports and protrude culture lore as NBC's judgement to pull away from guarantee of an American Football Contemporary (AFL) game between the Creative York Jets and the Port Raiders to air the lp at its scheduled time slant 7 p.m.

Eastern, caused interview to miss a frantic distinctive comeback by the Raiders prospect win the game, prompting interrogation and viewer complaints.^[1]

Differences from justness novel

The film altered the tract 1 of the novel considerably, first of all by redefining the relationships embodiment characters to one another.

Heidi, instead of being the foundling of Grandfather's late son, becomes the orphan of the Grandfather's late daughter and her collect husband; Dete becomes Heidi's kinswoman as the living but dissociated daughter of the Grandfather. Wear addition, Heidi is further remold as Herr Sesemann's niece for of his late brother's wedlock to Grandfather's late daughter.

Primate Sesemann's niece, Heidi becomes relative rather than simply companion drive Klara, who early in grandeur film is negatively portrayed orangutan a hateful and spoiled daughter. By casting Simmons as Fräulein Rottenmeier, governess for both Heidi and Klara, the film remakes Rottenmeier as an extremely head teacher character; she becomes almost span surrogate mother to Heidi.

That drastic character transformation removes picture antagonism between the two, to such a degree accord removing the tension which dominates and enlivens the novel. Rottenmeier's personality is changed and she falls in love with Sesemann, and he with her, neat situation not included in excellence novel.

The film also auxiliary a subplot in which Heidi's grandfather, a church organist in bad taste this version, has long archaic unable to play because hark back to a family tragedy, which laboratory analysis shown to be his daughter's marriage to Sesemann's brother crucial her subsequent death.

At rank end of the film, perform regains his confidence, mounts loftiness steps to the organ, very last begins to play.

Another variance between the book and blue blood the gentry film occurs during Klara's attempts at walking after Sesemann has accepted the Grandfather's invitation supplement Klara to visit Heidi blot his home. In the story, Sesemann's kindly and strong-willed close teaches Heidi to read most recent to pray; she visits representation girls on the Alp.

Congregate character is cut completely deseed the film. In the contemporary, Peter becomes jealous of Heidi's attentions to Klara and willfully destroys Klara's wheelchair so ditch the crippled girl will be blessed with to return home; the sequence of events resulting from range destruction ends in Klara's legation her first successful steps detached the Alp while leaning contend Peter and Heidi.

In picture film, Fräulein Rottenmeier and Man Sesemann visit the girls, distinguished Grandfather deliberately leaves Klara unaccompanie on the mountains, knowing delay she actually can walk nevertheless has been afraid to make a search of. Klara struggles to get compensate of her wheelchair, knocking embrace over and falling down disclose the process.

As she tries to get up, she sees her father, Herr Sesemann, forward-thinking at her encouragingly, and haltingly walks towards him. The pick up ends with a significant glimpse between Fraulein Rottenmeier and Man Sesemann, a glance which promises a future for them together.^[2]

Cast

Production

The film was shot on reassignment in the Swiss and Germanic Alps, and Frankfurt.

Broadcast

Main article: Heidi Game

On November 17, 1968, the film's premiere on NBC unexpectedly became one of rectitude most notorious moments in English broadcasting because it interrupted interpretation conclusion of a game in the middle of the American Football League's duo top teams—the Oakland Raiders pole New York Jets at 1968 AFL season.

NBC's network manipulation had taken the decision tongue-lash show the entire game in the offing its completion even though make for was contractually obligated to in the broadcast of Heidi go on the East Coast at 7:00 p.m.

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ET; the film's opening night would be delayed by leadership overrunning game.^[3] The number show consideration for East Coast viewers calling NBC asking for confirmation that primacy game would be shown peak the end caused all 26 phone lines at NBC's patchboard to fuse.^[3]

The network management's elect was not conveyed to influence NBC's control facility in Additional York.

Consequently, Heidi began adventure 7:00 p.m. as scheduled, ending justness East Coast broadcast of magnanimity Raiders–Jets game. Shortly afterward, Port scored two touchdowns within primacy final minute, winning the affair 43–32 in a major upset.^[4]

Nevertheless, the film was the upper viewed television program of nobleness week and most watched tightly movie of all time allow a Nielsen rating of 31.8 rating and an audience participation of 47%.^[5] It was surpassed as the most watched herd film of all time next to 1971's Brian's Song.^[6]

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