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TV series / 1987
Crossbow
Crossbow follows the adventures of William Tell and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland. William Tell and his son are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler. As Governor of Austria, Gessler plans to stop the Swiss uprising. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's chagrin, there is no stopping William Tell's legendary strength and skill.
The story
Crossbow follows the adventures of William Tell and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland. William Tell and his son are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler. As Governor of Austria, Gessler plans to stop the Swiss uprising. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's chagrin, there is no stopping William Tell's legendary strength and skill.
Cast
Will LymanWilliam Tell
Jeremy ClydeHermann Gessler
Nick BrimbleHorst (uncredited) · Horst
Dana BarronEleanor
Hans MeyerTyroll
David Barry GrayMatthew Tell
Bertie CortezAmbrose
Bernard SpiegelWeevil
Conrad PhillipsStephan
John OtwayConrad
Guy RolfeThe Emperor
Pierre Semmler
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Valérie SteffenPrincess Irena
Johnny CrawfordPrince Ignatius
Timothy StarkPrince Martin
Valentine PelkaRoland
Melinda MullinsBlade
Anne LonnbergKatrina Tell
Dominique Hulin
Robert AddieArris
Pascal Bianco-Levrin de Bouzid
Beatrice Conrad
Gia Sereni
Edwin Apps
Arne Gordon
Philippe Guégan
Jean-François Demange
Brian Blessed
Brett Forrest
Terence Conoley
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Robert Pereno
Guy Di Rigo
Patricia Kessler
Karine Verlier
Chad Stuart
Robert Barr
Godfrey James
Volker Marek
Jacques HerlinConrad
Dicken Ashworth
Erick Deshors
Howard Shrier
Pierre Francois Castillion
Marcel Labbaye
Jean-Marc Truong
Elisabeth Kaza
Rod Culbertson
Stéphane Linard
Forbes Collins
Sabine Frugier
Xavier Morand
Ronald Lacey
Robert Guillaume
Dallas Adams
Ian Lindsay
Stephen MacKenna
Shope Shodeinde
Harry Carey Jr.
Robert ForsterAymong
Guy Madison
Vincent Grass
Michael Bilton
Donald Bisset
Gertan Klauber
Roger Hammond
Thierry Dubost
Ben Howard
Norman Mitchell
Claire Hackett
Andrew Groves
Stephan Meldegg
David Auker
Diane Deriaz
Mordan Vasseur
Rachel Robertson
Philippe Lazoore
Judy Monahan
Georgia Lyman
Hilary Mason
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