William Tell (1923)

Original title

Wilhelm Tell

Directed by

Rudolf Dworsky, Rudolf Walther-Fein

Genre

drama film, silent film, adventure film

Country

Weimar Republic

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the well-known legend of William Tell, a Swiss folk hero who famously shot an apple off his son's head. It follows his defiance against an oppressive authority and the call to freedom among his people.

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What happens

William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell) is a 1923 German silent adventure film directed by Rudolf Dworsky and Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Hans Marr, Conrad Veidt, and Erich Kaiser-Titz. The film portrays the story of the legendary Swiss national hero William Tell. The sets were designed by Rudi Feld. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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