Uli der Knecht

6.3 (8 votes)• 1954• 115m•Released

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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.

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Languages: German

Director: Franz Schnyder

Starring Cast: Hannes Schmidhauser, Emil Hegetschweiler, Liselotte Pulver, Heinrich Gretler, Hedda Koppé, Marianne Matti

Cast

Hannes Schmidhauser

Uli

Emil Hegetschweiler

Joggeli, Glunggenbauer

Liselotte Pulver

Vreneli

Heinrich Gretler

Johannes, Bodenbauer

Hedda Koppé

Glunggenbäuerin

Marianne Matti

Elisi

Erwin Kohlund

Johannes

Stephanie Glaser

Trinette

Alfred Rasser

Baumwollhändler

Linda Geiser

Uersi

Max Haufler

Karrer

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