Uli der Knecht (1954)

  • 12
  • 10/19/1954 (CH)
  • Drama, Romance, Comedy
  • 1h 55m

Overview

The film traces Uli's progress from his humble peasant surroundings to the homes of the wealthy and prominent. The characterizations are convincing, and the comic interludes surprisingly subtle and believable for a Swiss film. The no-star cast doomed Uli Der Knecht from the start so far as American distribution was concerned. It was another matter in Switzerland, where the film was one of the year's top moneymakers. Uli der Knecht was based on a novel by Jeremias Gottbelf.

Jeremias Gotthelf

Novel

Richard Schweizer

Screenplay

Franz Schnyder

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Hannes Schmidhauser's headshot

Hannes Schmidhauser

Uli
Emil Hegetschweiler's headshot

Emil Hegetschweiler

Joggeli, Glunggenbauer
Liselotte Pulver's headshot

Liselotte Pulver

Vreneli
Heinrich Gretler's headshot

Heinrich Gretler

Johannes, Bodenbauer
Hedda Koppé's headshot

Hedda Koppé

Glunggenbäuerin
Marianne Matti's headshot

Marianne Matti

Elisi
Erwin Kohlund's headshot

Erwin Kohlund

Johannes
Stephanie Glaser's headshot

Stephanie Glaser

Trinette

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