The Adventures of William Tell
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This article is about the British adventures series. For the French trick film, see Adventures of William Tell.
The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment. In the United States, the episodes aired on the syndicated NTA Film Network in 1958–1959.[1]
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| The Adventures of William Tell | |
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| Also known as | William Tell |
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| Opening theme | William Tell Overture, sung by David Whitfield |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ralph Smart |
| Producer | Leslie Arliss |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | ITC for ATV |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 15 September 1958 (1958-09-15) – 15 June 1959 (1959-06-15) |
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William Tell is a folk hero of Switzerland, supposedly active in the early 14th century. He supposedly encouraged the population of the Old Swiss Confederacy to revolt against the regime of Albert I of Germany (reigned 1298–1308). Tell's legend is recorded in the White Book of Sarnen (1474).