Uli the Farmhand

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Hannes SchmidhauserUli

Emil HegetschweilerJoggeli, Glunggenbauer

Liselotte PulverVreneli

Heinrich GretlerJohannes, Bodenbauer

Hedda Koppé

Hedda KoppéGlunggenbäuerin

Marianne Matti

Marianne MattiElisi

Erwin KohlundJohannes

Stephanie GlaserTrinette

Alfred RasserBaumwollhändler

Linda GeiserUersi

Max HauflerKarrer