This is an interesting cover as this story originates in “Cinema Retro” #16 – 2010 (The essential guide to movies of the 60' &70's).
Tony Earnshaw writer for “Cinema Retro” wrote a six page article with wonderful pictures of Errol Flynn's making and failing of “William Tell”. This story in 2010 was due to Jack Cardiff and Errol's extraordinary efforts to bring this movie into being. The article covers the interview with Jack Cardiff by Tony Earnshaw just shortly before his passing in 2009.
Some maybe unknown details of the making of the movie!
Only 30 minutes of footage was completed on this film before the project
was abandoned. Had it been completed on time it would've been the first
independent movie filmed in CinemaScope.
was abandoned. Had it been completed on time it would've been the first
independent movie filmed in CinemaScope.
Errol Flynn exhausted
almost all of his personal fortune ($500,000) in making this film, which
he envisioned as his comeback. The Alpine village that Flynn had constructed as the set for the film
remains today and is a tourist attraction in Europe.
almost all of his personal fortune ($500,000) in making this film, which
he envisioned as his comeback. The Alpine village that Flynn had constructed as the set for the film
remains today and is a tourist attraction in Europe.
Originally, Errol Flynn was to produce this film with Alexander Salkind (Pakal
Film). Failing to find further funding, Salkind signed over his portion
of the contract to Tony Roma (PAI Produttori Associati Italiani &
Roma Film), who in turn signed his contract over to Count Alfonso Fossataro of
Junior Film. The film fell apart when Fossataro did not live up to his
end of the contract.
Film). Failing to find further funding, Salkind signed over his portion
of the contract to Tony Roma (PAI Produttori Associati Italiani &
Roma Film), who in turn signed his contract over to Count Alfonso Fossataro of
Junior Film. The film fell apart when Fossataro did not live up to his
end of the contract.
— Tina
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