William Tell

2025 2h 13m EN

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6.2

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54%

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METACRITIC

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5.7

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 269🥫54%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 4,980

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Synopsis

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The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation. Protagonist William Tell, a formerly peaceful hunter, finds himself forced to take action as his family and homeland come under threat from the oppressive Austrian King and his ruthless warlords.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Claes Bang
William Tell
Connor Swindells
Gessler
Golshifteh Farahani
Suna
Jonah Hauer-King
Rudenz
Ellie Bamber
Princess Bertha
Rafe Spall
Stauffacher
Emily Beecham
Gertrude
Jonathan Pryce
Attinghausen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Hamm
Writers: Nick Hamm, Friedrich Schiller
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, United States of America, Germany

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Italy, United States of America, Germany.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Hamm, shot by Jamie D. Ramsay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steven Price. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tariq Anwar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Claes Bang and Connor Swindells and Golshifteh Farahani carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22478818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nick Hamm directs. Jamie D. Ramsay behind the camera. Steven Price scores. Tariq Anwar cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, Italy, United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Italy, United States of America, Germany.
3Directed by Nick Hamm, shot by Jamie D. Ramsay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Steven Price. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tariq Anwar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Claes Bang and Connor Swindells and Golshifteh Farahani carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt22478818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "switzerland", "rape and murder", "apple", "middle ages (476-1453)".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jamie D. Ramsay
Original score: Steven Price
Editing: Tariq Anwar
Production design: Tonino Zera
Costume design: Francesca Sartori
Makeup / hair: Claudia Pompili
Stunt coordinator: Dian Hristov
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $264,637
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: William Tell (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 54% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 52/100
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 4,980 votes
MPAA: R

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CinemaSerf2025-01-22
★ 6/10
Hmmm. Never before have I heard anyone proudly declare "We are Swiss" in quite such an underwhelming manner before, and that rather sums up the lacklustre performance of Claes Bang as the title character in this verbose crossbow chronology. Traumatised by his experiences in the Crusade, he's now not a natural rebel but is instead content to live peaceably with his wife and son. When he comes to the rescue of a stranger whose wife had just been raped and murdered by the occupying troops of the King of Austria (Sir Ben Kingsley) his former valiance is rekindled and releases all manner of hell on his unprepared, unarmed and unsuspecting people. Pursued by the maniacal "Gessler" (Connor Swindell) and his blonde henchman "Stussi" (Jake Dunn), he has to rediscover his skill with the arrow, and yes - there's the legendary scene with the apple and the boy's head! There is some stunning Alpine photography mingled in with the pretty obvious CGI, and to be fair to it there are plenty of action scenes as Tell and his rapidly increasing circle of friends proves to be quite adept at reducing their foes to wriggling corpses. Sir Ben has managed to fish out his eye patch from "The Last Legion" (2007) but like Sir Jonathan Pryce, he doesn't really feature enough to make much more than a few cameo appearances to add a little bit of Thespian gravitas to this rather sterile and flat history. The characters are really lacking in charisma in this film and the long-winded dialogue and charm-free efforts from all but, perhaps, Dunn - think a weedier version of "Stamper" from "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) just don't really resonate much at all. There's plenty of attention to the creative detail with the costumes and castles all fitting the bill nicely but it's probably half an hour longer than it needs to be and screams sequel at us at it's all rather rushed end.
Dasha K2025-10-16
★ 1/10
I'm tired of this rubbish. What are the odds of an Iranian woman wandering around Switzerland in the middle ages? 0.0000002%? Or 0.0000001% 🤔 This is completely absurd, it completely devalues the entire script as well as the acting. They can't just make a movie with white people anymore. I guess some random organization has prohibited that?
Steveb292026-09-22
I remember reading this story when I was younger, I forgot about it until I saw the listing on Disney. It was a long movie but I didn't notice the time (2+ hours) since there was a lot going on in the movie. Entertaining, lots of action and a great story line. If you are looking for an adventure, with some barbaric behavior, this is certainly an option. Streaming on Disney at the moment. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐