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Uli the Tenant (1955)

Genre : Drama, Romance, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Franz Schnyder
Writer : Richard Schweizer, Franz Schnyder

Synopsis

Uli has been the tenant of the "Glunggen-farm" for two years. His wife Vreneli gave him two children and the couple is happy. But this year, the harvest looks bad and his landlord calls in the rent, as the old man urgently needs money to satisfy the demands of his son and stepson. Desperate to make ends meet, Uli fraudulently sells a cow knowing that she does not produce any milk. He is pursued in court but is acquitted. But then, the buyer curses him... and disaster promptly strikes.

Actors

Liselotte Pulver
Liselotte Pulver
Vreneli
Hannes Schmidhauser
Hannes Schmidhauser
Uli
Emil Hegetschweiler
Emil Hegetschweiler
Joggeli, der Glunggenbauer
Leopold Biberti
Leopold Biberti
Hagelhans
Erwin Kohlund
Erwin Kohlund
Johannes
Hedda Koppé
Hedda Koppé
Glunggenbäuerin
Marianne Matti
Marianne Matti
Elisi
Stephanie Glaser
Stephanie Glaser
Trinette
Alfred Rasser
Alfred Rasser
Baumwollhändler
Peter Arens
Peter Arens
Arzt
Hans Gaugler
Hans Gaugler
Mannli
Fredy Scheim
Fredy Scheim
Müller

Crews

Franz Schnyder
Franz Schnyder
Director
Robert Blum
Robert Blum
Original Music Composer
Richard Schweizer
Richard Schweizer
Screenplay
Franz Schnyder
Franz Schnyder
Screenplay
Hans-Heinrich Egger
Hans-Heinrich Egger
Editor
Oscar Düby
Oscar Düby
Producer
Jeremias Gotthelf
Jeremias Gotthelf
Novel
Emil Berna
Emil Berna
Director of Photography
Hermann Haller
Hermann Haller
Editor

Recommend

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.