Uli der Knecht
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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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Edited by Hans Heinrich EggerShot by Emil BernaScored by Robert Blum
Also known as
- Uli der Knechtde
- Uli the Farmhanden
- Uli le valet de fermefr
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Liselotte Pulver
as Vreneli
Hannes Schmidhauser
as Uli
Heinrich Gretler
as Bodenbauer
Emil Hegetschweiler
as Joggeli - Glunggenbauer
Alfred Rasser
as Baumwollhändler
Marianne Matti
as Elisi - Joggelis Tochter
Erwin Kohlund
as Johannes - Joggelis Sohn
Max Haufler
as Karrer
Hedda Koppe
as Glunggenbäuerin
Peter Markus
as Melker
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