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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Uli der Knecht Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Liselotte Pulver
She was 25, now 94 years old
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as Vreneli |
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Emil Hegetschweiler
He was 67, 72 years old when he died
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as Joggeli, Glunggenbauer |
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Heinrich Gretler
He was 57, 79 years old when he died
|
as Johannes, Bodenbauer |
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Linda Geiser
She was 19, now 88 years old
|
as Uersi |
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Marianne Matti
She was 24, now 94 years old
|
as Elisi |
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Erwin Kohlund
He was 39, 77 years old when he died
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as Johannes |
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Stephanie Glaser
She was 34, 90 years old when she died
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as Trinette |
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Hedda Koppé
She was 57, 93 years old when she died
|
as Glunggenbäuerin |
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Max Haufler
He was 44, 55 years old when he died
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as Karrer |
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Alfred Rasser
He was 47, 70 years old when he died
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as Baumwollhändler |
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Hannes Schmidhauser
He was 28, 73 years old when he died
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as Uli |
Uli der Knecht Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Hermann Haller as Editor. He was 44 (75) years old when He died
|
Editing |
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Richard Schweizer as Screenplay. He was 54 (65) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Robert Blum as Original Music Composer. He was 146 (40) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Emil Berna as Director of Photography. He was 47 (93) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Franz Schnyder as Director. He was 44 (82) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Franz Schnyder as Screenplay. He was 44 (82) years old when He died
|
Writing |
