Claes Bang has signed on to star in Nick Hamm’s period action film William Tell, playing the legendary Swiss marksman. The Danish actor, star of Ruben Östlund’s 2017 Cannes Palme d’Or ...

To learn more about the character, Hamm read Fredrick Schiller’s 1804 play about Tell, which has been one of the only written versions of the saga for roughly 500 years.

Director Nick Hamm has rooted his story in the William Tell play by Friedrich von Schiller, who re-popularised Tell in the early 1800s, but he's added some modern flourishes. This Tell, played by ...

“William Tell” is a historical action epic that turns the clock back more than 600 years, delving into the folk story of the Swiss hero who, according to legend, helped liberate Switzerland ...

While Tell is Swiss, fighting against the Austrians in 1307, Hamm saw his film as a “European story.” “William Tell” was produced by Free Turn Films and Tempo Productions.

Inspired by the legendary tale, Claes Bang takes on the role of William Tell, a noble huntsman whose peaceful life is shattered when the ruthless Austrian Empire invades his homeland of ...

Nick Hamm’s “William Tell” is a throwback. It’s a big-budget — roughly $45 million — action pic based on popular folklore and loaded with rousing action sequences, inspiring speeches ...

‘William Tell’ Review: A Folk Hero Fights for Swiss Independence in a by-the-Books Period Epic TIFF: Nick Hamm's feature adapts Friedrich Schiller's epic play into a competent saga of ...

Altitude is releasing “William Tell” in U.K. cinemas on Friday, with Samuel Goldwyn looking at a date in March for the U.S. release.