Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Michel DickoffDirector
- Max FrischScreenplay
- Michel DickoffScreenplay
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