Uli the Farmhand

Uli the Farmhand — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 19, 1954
• Runtime
• 115 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance, Comedy
• Director
• Franz Schnyder

Uli the Farmhand — Cast

Hannes Schmidhauser Uli Emil Hegetschweiler Joggeli, Glunggenbauer Liselotte Pulver Vreneli Heinrich Gretler Johannes, Bodenbauer

H

Hedda Koppé Glunggenbäuerin

M

Marianne Matti Elisi Erwin Kohlund Johannes Stephanie Glaser Trinette