Overview
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