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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Michael Curtiz
(1938)
101min
U Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Adrian Turner
Shot in bright-as-a-button Technicolor, this swashbuckler is an action picture that, over 75 years on, still delights people of all ages, even youngsters weaned on computer games. It was intended to star James Cagney (oh, yes), but seems tailor-made for Errol Flynn as Sherwood's noblest outlaw. Flynn woos Olivia de Havilland and crosses swords with Basil Rathbone's Sir Guy of Gisbourne and Claude Rains's Prince John, while Erich Wolfgang Korngold's music goes brassily heraldic. A few weeks into production, studio boss Jack Warner thought the rushes lacked sparkle and replaced director William Keighley with Michael Curtiz. The result was a box-office smash and Oscars for the score, editing and interior decoration.
Summary
An outlawed nobleman living deep in Sherwood Forest recruits a band of merry men to steal from the cruel Norman aristocracy and redistribute the wealth to the downtrodden peasants. However, they soon face a more pressing task - stopping the evil Prince John and his ally Sir Guy of Gisborne from seizing King Richard's throne. Swashbuckling adventure, with Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone and Claude Rains.
Cast & Crew
Robin Hood
Errol Flynn
Maid Marian
Olivia de Havilland
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Basil Rathbone
Prince John
Claude Rains
Will Scarlet
Patric Knowles
Friar Tuck
Eugene Pallette
Little John
Alan Hale
High Sheriff of Nottingham
Melville Cooper
King Richard
Ian Hunter (1)
Bess
Una O'Connor
Much the Miller's son
Herbert Mundin
Bishop of Black Canons
Montagu Love
Sir Essex
Leonard Willey
Sir Ralf
Robert Noble
Sir Mortimer
Kenneth Hunter
Sir Geoffrey
Robert Warwick
Sir Baldwin
Colin Kenny
Sir Ivor
Lester Matthews
Dickon Malbete
Harry Cording
Captain of Archers
Howard Hill
Director
Michael Curtiz
Director
William Keighley
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
First National Film Dist Ltd
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
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