Uli der Knecht

The film traces Ulis 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 nostar 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 years top moneymakers Uli der Knecht was based on a novel by Jeremias Gottbelf