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| German | Wilhelm Tell |
| Directed by | Heinz Paul |
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| Produced by | Ralph Scotoni |
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| Edited by | Paul May Lena Neumann |
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Production companies | Terra Film Schweizer Film-Finanzierungs |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Switzerland |
| Language | German |
William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell) is a 1934 German-Swiss historical drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hans Marr, Conrad Veidt and Emmy Göring. It is based on the 1804 play William Tell by Friedrich Schiller about the Swiss folk hero William Tell. It was made in Germany by Terra Film, with a separate English-language version supervised by Manning Haynes also being released. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios of Terra Film in Berlin with location shooting in Switzerland. While working on the film Veidt, who had recently given sympathetic performances of Jews in Jew Suss (1934) and The Wandering Jew, was detained by the authorities. It was only after pressure from the British Foreign Office that he was eventually released.[1] It is also known by the alternative title The Legend of William Tell.
- ^ Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian (2008). Destination London: German-speaking Emigres and British Cinema, 1925–1950. Film Europa. Berghahn Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1845455323. JSTOR j.ctt9qd9x1.