''Uli the Farmhand'' (German: ''Uli, der Knecht'') is a 1954 Swiss

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film directed by

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and starring

Hannes Schmidhauser Hannes Schmidhauser (9 September 1926 – 29 January 2000) was a Swiss actor and footballer. Football career Born in Ticino, Schmidhauser began playing football with local side FC Locarno. He also was a competitive cyclist and worked as an actor. ...

Liselotte Pulver Liselotte Pulver (born 11 October 1929), sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress. Pulver was one of the biggest stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, where she often was cast as a tomboy. She is well known for her hearty an ...

and

Heinrich Gretler Heinrich Gretler (1897–1977) was a Swiss film and television actor, who also starred on stage at the Bernhard-Theater in Zurich. Selected filmography * '' The Mysterious Mirror'' (1928) * ''Struggle for the Matterhorn'' (1928) * ''The Man w ...

. It is based on the classic 1841 novel of the same name by

Jeremias Gotthelf Albert Bitzius (4 October 179722 October 1854) was a Swiss novelist; best known by his pen name of Jeremias Gotthelf. Biography Bitzius was born at Murten, where his father was pastor. The Bitzius family had once belonged to the Bernese patrici ...

.Goble p.996 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 ''Uli the Tenant'' (German: ''Uli, der Pächter'') is a 1955 Swiss comedy drama film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hannes Schmidhauser and Emil Hegetschweiler.Goble p.996 Based on a classic 1849 novel by Jeremias Gotthe ...

''.

Production

The film's sets were designed by the

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Max Röthlisberger. It was made with backing from the Swiss government, and had a budget of around 600,000

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was originally planned to direct the film, but was replaced by Schnyder. It was shot at the

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in Zurich and on location around

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Cast

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1954 films 1954 romantic comedy films 1950s historical comedy films Swiss historical comedy films Swiss German-language films Films directed by Franz Schnyder Films based on Swiss novels Films set in the 19th century Films set in the Alps Films shot in Zürich Swiss black-and-white films Adaptations of works by Jeremias Gotthelf {{Switzerland-film-stub