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Finally, the film gets surrealistic and even incorporates the William Tell scene from Burroughs' own life.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024
There is Rat Island, nothing more than a pile of rocks with a strange statue of the Swiss folk hero William Tell.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2021
His latest film “The Card Counter,” now playing in theaters, stars Oscar Isaac as William Tell, a gambler existing in something of a self-imposed purgatory, drifting between small-stakes casinos and anonymous motel rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
As the movie opens, Isaac’s character, William Tell, explains how he came to learn his trade: in military prison, where he’s been serving a sentence that only later comes fully into focus.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
William Tell was a good shot and put an arrow through an apple on his son's head.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Said the Herald-American: "Tell William . . . and let William Tell."
From Time Magazine Archive
Tell William Long to haul the boat up, and let the rowers go to deep on the shore.
From Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Tell William to make some strong coffee as soon as possible.
From Macaria by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
Tell William and the other boys to keep their eyes open for him.
From Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies by Emerson, Alice B.
Tell William to drive as slowly as he likes.
From Lost Farm Camp by Knibbs, Harry Herbert
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