Drama Romance Comedy
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.
Directed by
Franz Schnyder
Liselotte Pulver
Vreneli
Max Haufler
Karrer
Erwin Kohlund
Johannes
Heinrich Gretler
Johannes, Bodenbauer
Alfred Rasser
Baumwollhändler
Linda Geiser
Uersi
Stephanie Glaser
Trinette
Emil Hegetschweiler
Joggeli, Glunggenbauer
Hannes Schmidhauser
Uli
Hedda Koppé
Glunggenbäuerin
Marianne Matti
Elisi

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