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