Crossbow

– Crossbow is a 1987 action/adventure television series that aired on The Family Channel. The series w..

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TVSeries
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
26 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Crossbow (1987)

Crossbow is a 1987 action/adventure television series that aired on The Family Channel. The series was produced by Steven North and Richard Schlesinger for Robert Halmi Inc., in co-production with French television network FR3, and filmed entirely on location in France.

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English

Writer:

Anthony Horowitz, Friedrich Schiller

Main Actors:

Will Lyman, Jeremy Clyde, Nick Brimble, David Barry Gray

Plot:

In this period action series, Wilhelm ('William', several names are anglicized) Tell isn't just a father whose masterly archery saves his boy (Matthew)'s life but more of a Swiss Robin Hood in medieval times, before the Alpine country became the present stand-alone republican Helvetic Confederation, who stands up time and again against grim feudal oppression, as administered by Governor Hermann Gessler and other noble lords, who exploit and abuse the simple mountain villagers practically as serfs.

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Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10