Wilhelm Tell
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Hermann Geßler, Reichsvogt von Schwyz und Uri
Wilhelm Tell
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Claus Peymann's production of Schiller's play about oppression, rebellion and human rights is less a flaming political appeal than a subtle exploration of human behavior in a social conflict.
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1990-01-01
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