Uli the Farmhand

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.

Uli the Farmhand
Hannes Schmidhauser and Liselotte Pulver
Directed byFranz Schnyder
Produced byOscar Düby
Written byRichard Schweizer
Werner Düggelin
Jeremias Gotthelf (novel)
Franz Schnyder
Christian Lerch
StarringHannes Schmidhauser
Liselotte Pulver
Heinrich Gretler
Music byRobert Blum
CinematographyEmil Berna
Edited byHermann Haller
Hans Heinrich Egger
Production
company
Praesens-Film
Distributed byPraesens-Film
Release date
19 October 1954
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageSwiss German

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 Zurich and on location around Bern.

Cast

References
  1. Goble p.996

Bibliography
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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