WILLIAM TELL

Duration: 105min

Creator: Bell & Howell Company

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Hans Marr plays the name part and Conrad Veidt is the vicious Gessler. The noted European actor, Karl Jetter Willecke, portrays the heroic part of William Tell's son. English supervision by Manning Haynes and musical score by Herbert Windt. Produced in the high regions of the Swiss Alps, with an authentic background of architecture, character, and costume. Many scenes showing the grim part in the picture that they played in the real Swiss revolt of the 14th century. Dr. F. Burckhard, director of the Swiss National Museum in Zurich spent months of historical research depicting the details of life and customs in the days of William Tell

Complete Record: Dewey number: 949.4 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-sd-$280; rent $9 Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946