‘William Tell’ Director Nick Hamm on Casting Baddie Claes Bang as a Hero and Juxtaposing Bloodiness and Beauty: It’s ‘“Sound of Music” With Violence’
William Tell” is a historical action-packed movie set over 600 years ago, exploring the tale of a Swiss hero believed to have played a significant role in Switzerland’s freedom from Austrian rule under the Habsburg dynasty. Although not widely known, the character of Tell is primarily recognized as an exceptional marksman who supposedly shot an apple off his son’s head – without causing harm to him.