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William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell) is a 1934 German-Swiss historical film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hans Marr, Conrad Veidt and Emmy Göring. It is based on the 1804 play William Tell by Friedrich Schiller about the Swiss folk hero William Tell. It was made in Germany by Terra Film, with a separate English-language version supervised by Manning Haynes also being released. While working on the film Veidt, who had recently given sympathetic performances of Jews in Jew Suss (1934) and The Wandering Jew, was detained by the authorities. It was only after pressure from the British Foreign Office that he was eventually released. It is also known by the alternative title The Legend of William Tell.
Original Release
01/12/1934
US Release
10/01/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hans Marr | WilhelmTell / Wilhelm Tell |
Conrad Veidt | Gessler / Heinrich Gessler |
Emmy Göring | Hedwig Tell |
Olaf Bach | Arnold von Melchthal |
Eugen Klöpfer | Heinrich von Melchthal |
Maly Delschaft | Barbara von Melchthal |
Theodor Loos | Werner Stauffacher |
Franziska Kinz | Gertrud Stauffacher |
Carl de Vogt | Konrad Baumgarten |
Käthe Haack | Baumgartnerin |
Directors
Writers
Heinz Paul, Claude Allain, Hans Curjel, Hanns Johst, Max Maxudian, Friedrich Schiller, Wilhelm Stöppler
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hans Marr | WilhelmTell / Wilhelm Tell |
Conrad Veidt | Gessler / Heinrich Gessler |
Emmy Göring | Hedwig Tell |
Olaf Bach | Arnold von Melchthal |
Eugen Klöpfer | Heinrich von Melchthal |
Maly Delschaft | Barbara von Melchthal |
Theodor Loos | Werner Stauffacher |
Franziska Kinz | Gertrud Stauffacher |
Carl de Vogt | Konrad Baumgarten |
Käthe Haack | Baumgartnerin |
Fritz Hofbauer | Walter Fürst |
Detlef Willecke | Walter - Tells Sohn |
Wolfdieter Hollender | Klein-Wilhelm - Tells jüngster Sohn |
Werner Schott | Vogt Landenberg |
Friedrich Ettel | Vogt Wolfenschiess |
Josef Peterhans | Pfarrer Rösselmann |
Herma Clement | Armgard |
Paul Bildt | Schultheiss von Luzern |
Max Hochstetter | Kaiserlicher Hauptmann |
Willem Haardt | Kaiserlicher Hauptmann |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ralph Scotoni | Producer |