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1976 Certificate PG
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This romantic epic takes a bittersweet look at Robin Hood and Maid Marian in their later years. After King Richard's death in the Holy Land, Robin Hood (Sean Connery) and his trusty companion Little John finally return home to England. Despite his two-decade absence, Robin immediately determines to find his long-lost love, Maid .. Read more

Starring Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Denholm Elliott
Director Richard Lester
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Robin And Marian

This romantic epic takes a bittersweet look at Robin Hood and Maid Marian in their later years. After King Richard's death in the Holy Land, Robin Hood (Sean Connery) and his trusty companion Little John finally return home to England. Despite his two-decade absence, Robin immediately determines to find his long-lost love, Maid Marian (Audrey Hepburn). He discovers her in a convent, where she retired after waiting fruitlessly for him to return from the Crusades. Now she is comfortably settled there as the Mother Superior, and does not fully welcome Robin's return. But she has not quite forgotten her feelings for him, either...Unfortunately, past rivalries die hard, too, and the middle-aged swashbuckler also finds himself drawn into a war against his old nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Starring Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Denholm Elliott, Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Haigh, Ian Holm, Richard Harris
Director Richard Lester
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 42 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 12 Aug 2002
Production year: 1976
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    In this gorgeous, masterly elegy for a vanished age, an older and disillusioned Robin Hood returns from the Crusades to find Sherwood empty of outlaws, Marian in a nunnery and the Sheriff of Nottingham still fiddling the books. James Goldman's script has a wonderful way with satire and myth-mongering, while Richard Lester has the sharpest eye for historical detail. Audrey Hepburn was lured out of retirement to play Marian and she is exquisite, but it's Sean Connery's gruff, greybeard performance that ennobles, rather than dominates the picture. Great support, too, from Robert Shaw's Sheriff and Ronnie Barker's perfectly judged “heavy relief” as Friar Tuck. What a pity it flopped at the box-office.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 1 stars out of 4

    A kind of serious parody of medieval life, after the fashion of The Lion in Winter but much glummer; in fact, nothing to laugh at at all.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Robin and Marian

    This is a refreshingly different take on the Robin Hood legend which sees Robin (Sean Connery) returning from the crusades, reforming his band of merry men, meeting up with Marian (Audrey Hepburn), now a nun and doing battle again with the Sherrif of Nottingham.

    Though it takes a little long to get Robin back to Sherwood Richard Lester's film is a relentless charmer. Written by James (Brother of William) Goldman the script is witty and exciting, giving a new spin on characters we know well. It's also well cast. Connery makes for a credible middle aged Robin as you remain convinced that he can still handle himself. However the show is rather stolen from under him. Audrey Hepburn's last film before this had been 9 years previously and she makes for a radiant Marian. At 47 she's as beautiful as ever and she invests Marian with great dignity and conviction.

    The ending is quite a change in tone from your usual Robin Hood film and will bring tears to most eyes, particularly as Hepburn delivers an excellent final speech. Overall an enjoyably different swashbuckler.

      • SAI81 from Tonbridge
      • Posted 06 Dec 2006 11:42

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    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Interesting Idea

    This is an interesting idea that brings a rather melancholy feel to the Robin Hood sage, despite Connery's best efforts to bring some humour. ITs an intriguing watch and the two leads are solid, but you end up feeling the film could have done with more of the bad guys - Ian Holm's angry King John and Robert Shaw's intriguing take on the Sheriff.

      • TonyPP from Edinburgh
      • Posted 16 Nov 2009 09:41

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