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William Tell

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1960 | 101 min | Adventure, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for anyone with a bit of wanderlust and anyone who likes stories from the past brought to life. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. Liked The Count of Monte Cristo? This is a good next one.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Never drags, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1960: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michel Dickoff

  • 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