William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell) is a 1960 Swiss adventure film directed by Michel Dickoff and Karl Hartl and starring Robert Freitag, Wolfgang Rottsieper and Alfred Schlageter.[1] 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.[2]
| William Tell | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michel Dickoff |
| Written by | Michel Dickoff |
| Produced by | Josef R. Kaelin |
| Starring | Robert Freitag |
| Cinematography | Hans Schneeberger |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- 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
edit- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
External links
edit- William Tell at IMDb
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