William Tell (1960 film)
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| name = William Tell
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| director = Michel Dickoff
| producer = Josef R. Kaelin
| writer = Michel Dickoff
| starring = Robert Freitag
| music =
| cinematography = Hans Schneeberger
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| released = {{Film date|1960}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Switzerland
| language = German
| budget =
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William Tell ({{langx|de|Wilhelm Tell}}) is a 1960 Swiss adventure film directed by Michel Dickoff and Karl Hartl and starring Robert Freitag, Wolfgang Rottsieper and Alfred Schlageter.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522011844/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/58192 BFI.org] 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1961 |title=2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961) |accessdate=2012-11-04 |work=MIFF}}
Cast
- Robert Freitag as Wilhelm Tell
- Wolfgang Rottsieper as Gessler
- Alfred Schlageter as Walter Fürst
- Hannes Schmidhauser as Arnold von Melchtal
- Leopold Biberti as Werner Stauffacher
- Maria Becker as Gertrud Stauffacher
- Heinz Woester as Attinghausen
- Georges Weiss as Rudenz
- Birke Bruck as Berta von Bruneck
- Zarli Carigiet as Baumgarten
- Helen Hesse as Baumgartnerin
- Paul Bühlmann as Rudi
- Inigo Gallo as Frieshart
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0136617|William Tell}}
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Category:Swiss historical adventure films
Category:1960s historical adventure films
Category:Films set in the 14th century
Category:Films based on William Tell (play)
Category:1960s German-language films
Category:Cultural depictions of William Tell
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