Never Made Movies - No.6 William Tell
Errol Flynn is Switzerland's greatest hero. At least, that was the idea...
We all know the William Tell story - blacksmith shoots apple placed atop son’s head and, naturally, becomes Switzerland’s greatest hero. No, it’s not a lot to hang a film on but with Jack Cardiff calling the shots and Errol Flynn essaying Mr Tell, you don’t need a whole lot more.
The Flynn of 1953 was a very different animal to the ‘Tasmanian Devil of the ‘30s and early ‘40s. Is in dire need of a hit by 1953 and with no studio willing to either hire or insure him, Flynn sank $500,000 of his own fortune into William Tell, securing further financing from Italian nobleman Count Fossararo.
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