Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Hans Haug
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Hans Schneeberger
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Max FrischScreenplay
- Michel DickoffScreenplay
- Original title
- Wilhelm Tell
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 16, 1960
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Switzerland
Cast
Robert FreitagWilhelm Tell
Alfred SchlageterWalter Fürst
Maria BeckerGertrud Stauffacher
Birke BruckBerta von Bruneck
Heinz WoesterAttinghausen
Hannes SchmidhauserArnold von Melchtal
Leopold BibertiWerner Stauffacher- Georges WeissRudenz
Zarli CarigietBaumgarten- Wolfgang RottsieperGessler
- Helen HesseBaumgartnerin
Paul BühlmannRudi
Inigo GalloFrieshart- Karl PistoriusWolfenschiessen
Alfred Rasser
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