The first movie with Hans Marr as William Tell

Wilhelm Tell movie in 1934

William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell) is a 1934 German-Swiss historical film directed by Heinz Paul, produced by Ralph Scotoni, Friedrich Schiller (play) Hanns Johst and Hans Curjel. 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. 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. It is also known by the alternative title

The Legend of William Tell. Running time  99 minutes, released in January 1934. Here you can watch a part of the old and first Wilhelm Tell movie here

The second series with Conrad Phillips as William Tell

Wilhelm Tell series 1958 and 1959 Production (starring Conrad Philips) notes:

The series was produced by Ralph Smart, who wrote a number of stories for the series. The outdoor scenes were filmed around the mountains and lakes of Snowdonia in the UK. The film base

and make-up were at a small farm in Cwm-Y-Glo in Snowdonia. This is beside Llyn Padarn, a lake which can be seen in many shots (as can cars on the A4086 road on the opposite side of the lake!).

The crew used to walk up the mountain from their base as there was no vehicle access, and brought work for at least three yearly shoots to a tiny corner of North Wales before tourism took off.

An accident early occurred to the star, Conrad Phillips, during filming in Snowdonia. He was asked to keep stepping back until he stepped off a 12-foot drop, injuring his

knee – which led to his retirement from acting. Phillips had to wear support bandages during filming but sometimes forgot, causing him to struggle with some action scenes.

Although all three series had location scenes, the third was more studio based and location scenes were mostly taken from unused and reused stock shots from the first and second series.

A smaller crew went to Wales for this series and more money was saved by shooting without synchronised sound. In the days of enforced demarcation, this saved several technicians' wages.

Though in some ways the same as The Adventures of Robin Hood, a brave bowman fighting against a tyrant, this was a harder show with crossbow bolts killing people and Tell fighting

hand-to-hand, which often resulted in the death of the bad guy. The full credits pf Mr. Conrad Phillips you can click here

The William Tell in the first series and second movie! Is starred also in Crossbow as Tell's mentor. Here Mr. Philips

is invited to visite the Swiss Wilhelm Tell locations. Very nice to watch! Conrad Phillips's Swiss Tell adventure you can click here

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This is a stunning Youtube story, you see actor Conrad Philips (starring in the first series in 1958 and 1959 as William Tell and in the second as Tell's mentor) Conrad has visited all the

places where Wilhelm Tell used to live once. You can click here for the nice video with Conrad! Conrad Phillips unfortunatley died at the age of 90. he and his wife wrote a biography

'Aiming True.' Here for sale:  You can click here for his biography and here for a story.

            Jenny (Skeoch) and Conrad (Aiming true) wrote a biography           Conrad Phillips during his visit in Swiss                                 

Merchandise of the William Tell series 1958 / 1959

Below the book (But there is a lot of small old (post)cards, spoons, buiscuit cans for sale. It's impossible to show them all.)

This book has beautiful old illustrations.

The series on dvd starring Conrad Phillips

Conrad Phillips stars in the classic 1950s action adventure series - William Tell. Set in the fourteenth century during the hostile Austrian occupation

of Switzerland, William Tell is a reluctant freedom fighter, battling heroically against the tyranny and oppression of the invading forces. William Tell is

the Swiss version of Robin Hood, and presented here is the entire series of 39 action-packed episodes of this classic action show.

Disc 1 The Emperor's Hat. The Hostages. Secret Death. The Gauntlet Of St. Gerhardt. The Prisoner. Voice In The Night. The Assassins. The Baroness.
Disc 2 The Elixir. The Suspect. The Cuckoo. The Bear. The Magic Powder. The Golden Wheel. The Bride. The Boy Slaves.
Disc 3 The Young Widow. Landslide. The Trap. The Shrew. The Manhunt. The Killer. The Surgeon. The Ensign.
Disc 4 The Unwelcome Stranger. The Avenger. The Bandit. Geesler's Daughter. The General's Daughter. The Raid. Castle Of Fear. The Black Brothers.
Disc 5 The Lost Letter. Secret Weapon. The Master Spy. The Traitor. The Spider. The Mountain People. Undercover.

Actors: Nigel Green, Jennifer Jayne, Phillips, Conrad, Richard Rogers, Willoughby Goddard

Three nice recencies of these dvd box:

I purchased The William Tell series on DVD as I remember it from childhood memories and I'm very fond of vintage npstalgia, hoever like most things when you are a child, it

all seemed much more fantastic then! On reviewing it and remembering some pieces of the series and, specially the glutunous baron who opposed William Tell, the notorious

landberger Gessler, it raised a smile or two. The storyline is basic and as usual the enemy soldiers are seen as a bit stupid and blundering and the hero Tell always wins. The landscape

that is meant tobe Switserland is filmed in the mountainous region of Wales, but these type of series were indeed done on a budget, not having the tech, that is available now. I would buy it again!

Fond memories, great music theme. Do watch it and enjoy!

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"I was thrilled to see this series come up on E-Bay. Considering this series is around 50 years old, the reproduction onto DVD is quite amazing. Obviously, in black and white, but comes over on screen

as very, very good. It's good to see the fighting etc. now so obviously fake, compared with today's computer generated films etc. The sound track is just as fantastic as it was all that time

ago, sung by David Whitfield, then I would say that wouldn't I as it is one of my all time favourites. All in all, this is a must have for anybodys collection of golden oldies, presented in a lovely

case with Conrad Phillips on the front as the very dashing William Tell. Bronnti."

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"I really liked the william tell box set as it brings back very happy child hood memories when the series was first broadcast on bbc when I was about 12 or 14 so you could say I loved it in a sentimental

way ,and the quality was more than excellent ,just as if i was watching original ,and being true black and white with no color tinge at all made it all the more a good buy .i had tried to get this in past but

could only get it in region 1 so you can imagine my delight when it came out in e-bay in region 2 europe format. Im sure that I like many others of a certain age would like to see more of the late

fifties through to the end of the sixties tv series including the lone ranger etc. Do hope this is of interest to e-bay and anyone else . Yours R. John Darrell Gregg 64 but young at heart."

The third movie and series is Crossbow!

Will Lyman as William Tell, Crossbow 1986 - 1987

A real plus to combine actor Conrad Phillips (the Tell of the second movie) as William Tell's mentor in Crossbow.

(Crossbow the Movie is a combination of episode 1, 2, 18, 19, 20. Starring Will Lyman as William Tell)

To his homeland - suffering under the yoke of cruel and oppressive empire - he  is a symbol of hope. The Crossbow and the apple have become a flag of freedom. To the

Emperor he is a dangerous spark that must be extinguished before it can be become a flame. To the resistance he is a figurehead, a powerful ally if they can only persuade

him to adopt their cause. To Gessler, the man who creates him, he is Nemesis. Gessler pushed him beyond the limits of human endurance...and now he is back for revenge.

To the woman who love him he is an enigma. He rides alone, searching for a son he may have killed. William Tell A reluctant hero. A man forced to become a legend.

Crossbow 1987 - 1989 season 2 and 3

William Tell continues to fight injustice and crualty wherever he finds it. his travels throughout the Empire take him to new and strange places where he finds that

the same, simple rule applies: that man was born free, and that must remain free. But the enemies of people are legion, and Tell and Tell must redouble his afforts

to aid those who are oppressed by Gessler's tyranny to overthrow his vicious Black Knights by standing up for themselves and fithing for their family.

1. Straight Through the Apple 3:47      2.The Ballad of William 2:51      3.To Live and Die 2:52      4.A Hint of Danger 3:05        5.The Waxing Moon 1:31         6.Ballad (reprise) 1:17       7.Shadows 3:10

8.Huntman's Suite 2:01     9.Song of the Crossbow 0:49     10.Interlude 0:26     11.The Dance 1:58          12.The Ride 2:49       13.Point of No Return 3:18    14.The Dance (II) 2:01

15.Fruits of the Forest   1:33      16.Just Pursuit   2:38    17.Revenge 1:39    18.Enchantment 2:25       Total: 40:10

Comics

A number of comic books have been published

Marvel

                                                           The books                                 The right book is another book      

Middle: a small book, There's made 4 books of them (The Moor, The Legend, The Little Soldier and The Stallion)   

Would you like to buy an item? There is a change you can get what you like on tradingsites. They are no longer for sale.

Though I have collected all books. Those pictures are taken of google and a tradingssite, my scanner doesn't work well.

That's why I can't show you all four small books (middle picture above).

The Fourth series The Legend of William Tell

         The last television series is a fantasy drama series