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William Tell

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• Drama
• War

• 2024
• Nick Hamm
• 132 mins
• 15

Summary

Historical action drama starring Claes Bang. Switzerland, 1307: Wilhelm Tell, a veteran of the Crusades, is drawn back into a life of violence after he helps an outlaw, becoming a crucial member of the resistance against the country's tyrannical Austrian rulers.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Sean McGeady

Written and directed by Nick Hamm, WilliamTell is a competent historical epic with a central performance that fails to match its scale. ClaesBang plays WilhelmTell, the Swiss folk hero legendary for supposedly standing up against the tyrannical House of Habsburg in the early 14th century - most famously forced to shoot an apple from his son's head at 20 paces. Despite such a rabble-rousing role, Bang doesn't seem to be having any fun here, playing his modest marksman with a surprising softness. ConnorSwindells fares better as Tell's nasty nemesis, viceroy Albrecht Gessler. The film is packed with supporting characters, played by the likes of JonathanPryce and BenKingsley, but few of them feel fleshed-out and struggle to add conviction to Hamm's historical dialogue. The battles are staged with gusto and moments of tremendous savagery enliven the action. But trite warnings about the horrors of war and a rickety screenplay mean this old-school epic misses the mark.

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5.7/10

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Cast

rolenameWilhelm TellClaes BangGesslerConnor SwindellsSunaGolshifteh FarahaniRudenzJonah Hauer-KingBerthaEllie BamberStauffacherRafe SpallFurstAmar Chadha-PatelBaumgartenSam KeeleyGertrudeEmily BeechamAttinghausenJonathan PryceKing AlbrechtBen Kingsley

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Theatrical distributor

Altitude

Released on

2025-01-17

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references, nudity

Formats

Colour

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