The Story of William Tell

The Story of William Tell
1953 frame of the unfinished film. Shows Flynn as "William Tell"; Waltraut Haas as "Mary"
Directed byJack Cardiff
Written byJohn Dighton
Produced byErrol Flynn
Barry Mahon
StarringErrol Flynn
Bruce Cabot
CinematographyJack Cardiff
Music byMario Nascimbene
Production
company
Junior Films
Distributed byUnited Artists
CountriesItaly
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£223,000 or $860,000

The Story of William Tell is an unfinished film about William Tell. It starred and was produced by Errol Flynn. It commenced filming in Italy in 1953 and was meant to be the directorial debut of Jack Cardiff. It was filmed in CinemaScope. A £10,000 model town set was built near Mont Blanc.