F or a folk hero whose story is seldom told in 21st-century pop culture, William Tell was surely blessed with a great name. It rolls off the tongue so smoothly that it's made its way into ...

Up to this point, “William Tell” the movie more or less follows William Tell the legend and “William Tell” the 1804 Friedrich Schiller play on which the film says it’s based.

‘William Tell’ Review: Claes Bang Looks Heroic Enough, but the Character Hardly Feels Like Franchise Material Director Nick Hamm attempts to stretch a familiar bedtime story into a cinematic ...

L ike many who grew up in the ’90s, I have a fondness for period epics. So when I saw the description of William Tell while CGM was planning our TIFF 2024 coverage, I knew I had to give it a ...

Of course, William Tell wouldn’t have been a legend if he hadn’t been successful in hitting that apple with one shot, inspiring a Swiss rebellion against the Habsburg Empire.

While Tell is Swiss, fighting against the Austrians in 1307, Hamm saw his film as a “European story.” “William Tell” was produced by Free Turn Films and Tempo Productions.

A review of 'William Tell', the rare movie treatment of legendary huntsman turned reluctant warrior who legend says shot an apple off son's head.

In “William Tell,” directed by Nick Hamm, it’s Claes Bang’s turn to shoot an apple off his son’s head. “How do you get someone to say yes to that?! We spent a long time talking about it.

Nick Hamm’s “William Tell” is a throwback. It’s a big-budget — roughly $45 million — action pic based on popular folklore and loaded with rousing action sequences, inspiring speeches ...

EARLY CHAMPION OF FREEDOMS For hundreds of years and for all nations, William Tell has symbolized the age-old fight of free men against tyranny. He was a typical Swiss. Whether William Tell actually ...

William Tell has been used by movements throughout history and adapted for their particular causes. During the French Revolution, they saw Tell as an inspiration. The Nazis used him for different ...