Uli the Tenant

Uli the Tenant

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 22, 1955

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.

Uli the Tenant

115 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 22, 1955

Uli the Tenant
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Praesens-Film AG, Gloriafilm AG
Original title Uli der Pächter
Directors Franz Schnyder
Writers Jeremias Gotthelf, Richard Schweizer, Franz Schnyder

Cast

Liselotte Pulver

as Vreneli

Emil Hegetschweiler

as Joggeli, der Glunggenbauer

Leopold Biberti

as Hagelhans

Erwin Kohlund

as Johannes

Hedda Koppé

as Glunggenbäuerin

Marianne Matti

as Elisi

Stephanie Glaser

as Trinette

Alfred Rasser

as Baumwollhändler

Peter Arens

as Arzt

Hans Gaugler

as Mannli

Fredy Scheim

as Müller