A 'William Tell' circus act went disastrously wrong when a performer trying to shoot an apple off his wife's head hit her in the face instead. Last night Cathy Jamet, of French celebrity double ...

What do you really know about William Tell and the famous scene, where a young boy has an apple shot from his head by his father? Perhaps you’re aware of the story but not sure of its context, when, ...

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 from the ...

William Tell’s status as a folk hero makes his story kind of a Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves for the Swiss, only they're taking a country from the rich (Austria) and giving it to the poor. (Swiss! How ...

When William Tell refuses to salute the tyrannical Governor’s hat, his punishment is to put his son’s life in danger. Rossini’s opera, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play, is performed in Lausanne for ...

In 14th Century Switzerland, a once peaceful hunter leads his people to rebellion after his family and country are threatened by a tyrannical Austrian King. The year is 1307 and the Holy Roman ...

Behind the most recent of these doors is the historical thriller William Tell, released in cinemas this week. The film sees Bang play the Swiss folk hero opposite Rafe Spall and Ben Kingsley ...

For centuries, William Tell has been Switzerland’s national hero. Now, he’s the Alpine nation’s comic book superhero. WSJ’s John Letzing talks with the artist behind “Tell.” ...

This happened shortly after midnight at a home on William Tell Street in the Woodsdale neighborhood. The sheriff’s office said the victim, a 19-year-old, died at the scene, while his brother ...

Written and directed by Nick Hamm (The Hole), William Tell is at least the fifth film to be based on German writer Friedrich Schiller’s 1804 play of the same name – itself based on centuries ...

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century amidst the days of the Holy Roman Empire where Europe's nations fiercely vie for supremacy and the ambitious Austrians, desiring more land, encroach upon ...