William Tell

"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."

Cast

Robert Freitag

as Wilhelm Tell

Alfred Schlageter

as Walter Fürst

Maria Becker

as Gertrud Stauffacher

Birke Bruck

as Berta von Bruneck

Heinz Woester

as Attinghausen

Hannes Schmidhauser

as Arnold von Melchtal

Leopold Biberti

as Werner Stauffacher

Georges Weiss

as Rudenz

Zarli Carigiet

as Baumgarten

Wolfgang Rottsieper

as Gessler

Helen Hesse

as Baumgartnerin

Paul Bühlmann

as Rudi

Inigo Gallo

as Frieshart

Karl Pistorius

as Wolfenschiessen

Alfred Rasser

Crew

Michel Dickoff

Director

Werner Walter

Sound

Hans Schneeberger

Camera Operator

Michel Dickoff

Screenplay

Josef R. Kaelin

Producer

Hermann Ludwig

Editor

Max Frisch

Screenplay

Friedrich Schiller

Screenstory

Hans Haug

Music