William Tell The Cuckoo (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV Episode | 25 min | Adventure, Family, History

William Tell

The Cuckoo (Season 1, Episode 11)

TV Episode | 25 min | Adventure, Family, History

Early every morning, Gessler is awakened by a cuckoo. At his wits' end, his problem is compounded further when he receives a message from the Emperor demanding taxes Gessler hasn't yet collected.

Creator

Friedrich Schiller (creator) (uncredited)

Director

Peter Maxwell

Writer

Ralph Smart (written by)

Producer

Ralph Smart (producer)

Cinematographer

Arthur Graham (director of photography)

Editor

Spencer Reeve

Casting Director

Harry Fine

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Updated Nov 24, 1958

Release date

Nov 24, 1958 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Conrad Phillips William Tell William Tell See fewer	Uncle Silas (1989)
Jennifer Jayne Hedda Tell Hedda Tell See fewer	The Crawling Eye (1958)
Richard Rogers Walter Tell Walter Tell See fewer	William Tell (1958)
Willoughby Goddard Gessler Gessler See fewer	The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
Peter Hammond Hofmanstahl Hofmanstahl See fewer	Hereward the Wake (1965)
Jack Watling Ferdinand Ferdinand See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
David Davenport Sergeant Sergeant See fewer	Carry on Cleo (1964)
George Benson Conrad Conrad See fewer	Horror of Dracula (1958)
Howard Lang Armour (uncredited) Armour (uncredited) See fewer	The Onedin Line (1971)