William Tell (1903)

Original title

Guillaume Tell

Directed by

Lucien Nonguet

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

5 min

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

This silent film adapts the story of William Tell, a folk hero forced to shoot an apple off his son's head. It is a straightforward retelling of the famous legend in a short format.

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What happens

William Tell is a 1903 French silent short film directed by Lucien Nonguet and distributed in France by Pathé Frères. The original French title is Guillaume Tell. It is the first film adaptation of the eponymous play by Friedrich Schiller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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