William Tell (1949 film)
{{Infobox film
|name = William Tell
|image =
|caption =
|native_name = {{Infobox name module|it|Guglielmo Tell}}
|director = Giorgio Pastina
Michał Waszyński
|producer = Giorgio Venturini
|writer = Friedrich Schiller (play)
Giuseppe Zucca
Giorgio Pastini
|starring = {{ubl|Gino Cervi|Monique Orban|Paul Muller|Raf Pindi}}
|cinematography = Arturo Gallea
Giovanni Ventimiglia
|editing = Loris Bellero
|studio = Fauno Film
|distributor =
|released = {{Film date|1949|4|8|df=yes}}
|runtime = 91 minutes
|country = Italy
|language = Italian
}}
William Tell ({{langx|it|Guglielmo Tell}}) is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and Michał Waszyński and starring Gino Cervi, Monique Orban and Paul Muller.{{cite web|url=http://www.mymovies.it/filmografia/?a=73|title=Gabriele Ferzetti|publisher=Mymovies.it|accessdate=November 30, 2010}} The film is based on Friedrich Schiller's 1804 play of the same title, which portrays the adventures of William Tell in his fight for Swiss independence. The film was produced by the Milan-based Fauno Film.Grazzini, Giovanni. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991. pp. 183-84. {{ISBN|8876055487}}.
Cast
- Gino Cervi as Guglielmo Tell
- Monique Orban as Berta - la castellana
- Paul Muller as Gessler, the bailiff
- Raf Pindi as Rudolf the Harra
- Allegra Sander as Mathilde
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Corrado Hant
- Danielle Benson as Hedwig Tell
- Renato De Carmine as Bertrando
- Emilio Baldanello
- Enrico Olivieri as William Tell
- Laura Bigi
- Aldo Nicodemi as Rudens
- Barbara Deperusse as Wife of a lumberjack
- Giovanni Lovatelli
- Alberto Collo
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0040406}}
{{William Tell}}
Category:Italian historical films
Category:1940s historical films
Category:Films set in Switzerland
Category:Films set in the 14th century
Category:Italian films based on plays
Category:Films based on William Tell (play)
Category:Films directed by Giorgio Pastina
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:Cultural depictions of William Tell
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