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.
Stars: Hannes Schmidhauser, Emil Hegetschweiler, Liselotte Pulver, Heinrich Gretler, Hedda Koppé, Marianne Matti
Crew: Franz Schnyder (Director), Robert Blum (Original Music Composer), Richard Schweizer (Screenplay), Franz Schnyder (Screenplay), Jeremias Gotthelf (Novel), Emil Berna (Director of Photography)
Country: Switzerland
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Praesens-Film, Gloriafilm AG
Runtime: 115 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 19, 1954
IMDb: 5.7
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