Uli der Knecht
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
Hannes Schmidhauser
as Uli
Emil Hegetschweiler
as Joggeli, Glunggenbauer
Liselotte Pulver
as Vreneli
Heinrich Gretler
as Johannes, Bodenbauer
Hedda Koppé
as Glunggenbäuerin
Marianne Matti
as Elisi
Erwin Kohlund
as Johannes
Stephanie Glaser
as Trinette
Alfred Rasser
as Baumwollhändler
Linda Geiser
as Uersi
