Season 3 • Episode 24
LatestCrossbow 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.
Practical Effects
Real crossbow stunts before CGI ruined everything.
Production
European locations that look expensive for 1987 TV.
Acting
Will Lyman's voice could narrate your taxes.
Creators
Anthony Horowitz, Friedrich Schiller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Will Lyman became the voice of PBS's Frontline for decades—your serious documentary narrator was once shooting apples off children.
The series adapts Schiller's 1804 play, which basically invented the modern William Tell myth that Switzerland still argues about.
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