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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Tell_(play)William Tell (play) - Wikipedia

    William Tell ( German: Wilhelm Tell, German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈtɛl] ⓘ) is a drama written by Friedrich Schiller in 1804. The story focuses on the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell as part of the greater Swiss struggle for independence from the Habsburg Empire in the early 14th century. Gioachino Rossini 's four-act opera ...

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  3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0158441William Tell (TV Series 1958–1959) - IMDb

    William Tell: Created by Friedrich Schiller. With Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard, Jennifer Jayne, Richard Rogers. Depicts the legend of William Tell, who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and lead the rebellion to free Switzerland.

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  4. www.britannica.com › topic › William-Tell-play-byWilliam Tell | Play, Summary & Apple | Britannica

    William Tell, verse drama in five acts by German dramatist Friedrich Schiller, published and produced in 1804 as Wilhelm Tell. During the 15th century, in the Swiss canton of Uri, the legendary hero Wilhelm Tell leads the people of the forest cantons in rebellion against tyrannical Austrian rule.

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  6. www.amazon.com › William-Tell-Complete-DVD › dpWilliam Tell - The Complete Series [DVD] [1958] - amazon.com

    Nov 22, 2010 · Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches; 6.35 ounces. Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL. Run time ‏ : ‎ 16 hours and 15 minutes. Release date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2010. Studio ‏ : ‎ Network. ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004BLHKF2. Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5. Best Sellers Rank: #162,504 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #14,853 in ...

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_TellWilliam Tell - Wikipedia

    William Tell. Tell is arrested for not saluting Gessler's hat (mosaic at the Swiss National Museum, Hans Sandreuter, 1901) William Tell ( German: Wilhelm Tell, pronounced [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈtɛl] ⓘ; French: Guillaume Tell; Italian: Guglielmo Tell; Romansh: Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert ...

  8. www.britannica.com › topic › William-TellWilliam Tell | Story, Apple & Swiss Folklore | Britannica

    William Tell, Swiss legendary hero who symbolized the struggle for political and individual freedom. The historical existence of Tell is disputed. According to popular legend, he was a peasant from Bürglen in the canton of Uri in the 13th and early 14th centuries who defied Austrian authority, was forced to shoot an apple from his son’s head ...

  9. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › in-search-ofIn Search of William Tell | History| Smithsonian Magazine

    In 1940, Hollywood produced an animated cartoon titled Popeye Meets William Tell, in which Popeye plays the son and has a can of spinach shot off his head. And for nearly 20 years, beginning in ...