Uli the Farmhand

Uli the Farmhand
Uli the Farmhand
	Hannes Schmidhauser and Liselotte Pulver
Directed by	Franz Schnyder
Written by	Richard Schweizer; Werner Düggelin; Jeremias Gotthelf (novel); Franz Schnyder; Christian Lerch;
Produced by	Oscar Düby
Starring	Hannes Schmidhauser; Liselotte Pulver; Heinrich Gretler;
Cinematography	Emil Berna
Edited by	Hermann Haller; Hans Heinrich Egger;
Music by	Robert Blum
Production; company	Praesens-Film [de]
Distributed by	Praesens-Film
Release date	19 October 1954;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Switzerland
Language	Swiss German

Uli the Farmhand (German: Uli, der Knecht) is a 1954 Swiss romantic comedy film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Hannes Schmidhauser, Liselotte Pulver and Heinrich Gretler. It is based on the classic 1841 novel of the same name by Jeremias Gotthelf.^[1] It tells of a wayward young man who eventually settles down.

It was a popular box office success, drawing more than a million and a half viewers in Switzerland. It was also exported to Austria and West Germany, enjoying success in these countries as well. It was followed by a sequel Uli the Tenant.

Production

The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Röthlisberger. It was made with backing from the Swiss government, and had a budget of around 600,000 Swiss Francs. Leopold Lindtberg was originally planned to direct the film, but was replaced by Schnyder. It was shot at the Rosenhof Studios in Zürich and on location around Bern.

Cast

Hannes Schmidhauser as Uli
Liselotte Pulver as Vreneli
Heinrich Gretler as Bodenbauer
Gertrud Jauch as Bodenbäuerin
Emil Hegetschweiler as Joggeli, Glunggenbauer
Hedda Koppé as Glunggenbäuerin
Marianne Matti as Elisi, ihre Tochter
Erwin Kohlund as Johannes
Stephanie Glaser as Trinette, dessen Frau
Alfred Rasser as Baumwollhändler
Elisabeth Schnell as Annelisi
Linda Geiser as Uersi
Anneliese Egger as Stini
Max Haufler as Karrer
Peter Markus as Melker
Robert Bichler as Dresli
Adolf Bähler as Pfarrer

References

^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p. 996

External links

Uli the Farmhand at IMDb

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[1] Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p. 996

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