William Tell (1960)
Wilhelm Tell
Gessler, the Rütli Oath, the apple shot, the Hollow Lane: the deeds of Swiss national hero William Tell in his fight against tyranny and violence in 1291. Based on Friedrich Schiller's drama and Aegidius Tschudi's chronicle.
- Date of release
- 1960-12-16
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Adventure, History
- Director
- Michel Dickoff
Casting
- Robert Freitag — Wilhelm Tell
- Alfred Schlageter — Walter Fürst
- Maria Becker — Gertrud Stauffacher
- Birke Bruck — Berta von Bruneck
- Heinz Woester — Attinghausen
- Hannes Schmidhauser — Arnold von Melchtal
- Leopold Biberti — Werner Stauffacher
- Georges Weiss — Rudenz
- Zarli Carigiet — Baumgarten
- Wolfgang Rottsieper — Gessler
- Helen Hesse — Baumgartnerin
- Paul Bühlmann — Rudi
Interesting facts
William Tell is a 1960 Swiss adventure film directed by Michel Dickoff and Karl Hartl and starring Robert Freitag, Wolfgang Rottsieper and Alfred Schlageter. It is based on the traditional folk story of William Tell as told in the play William Tell by Friedrich Schiller. The film was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.
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