Overview

• Claes Bang leads as the Nordic-cool Wilhelm Tell, chosen for his capacity to convey brutal intensity and silent command.
• The film introduces an Arab wife and an adoptive son whom Tell rescues during crusades in Jerusalem.
• Filmed across South Tyrol, the movie contrasts grisly combat with the Swiss Alps’ scenic beauty.
• Backed by a $45 million British-Swiss-Italian budget, the epic has grossed just $700,000 worldwide, dimming hopes for a sequel.
• Schiller’s 1804 play was his final completed work, and scholars consider the Tell narrative a national myth rather than historical fact.