In order to avoid the material copyrighted by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for his 1922 Robin Hood, the scripters of this Flynn version relied on several legendary episodes that had never before been filmed, notably the battle between Robin and Little John (Alan Hale Sr., who played this part three times in his long career) and the .. Read more
| Starring | Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone, Olivia De Havilland |
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| Director | Michael Curtiz, William Keighley |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
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In order to avoid the material copyrighted by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for his 1922 Robin Hood, the scripters of this Flynn version relied on several legendary episodes that had never before been filmed, notably the battle between Robin and Little John (Alan Hale Sr., who played this part three times in his long career) and the piggy-back episode between Robin and Friar Tuck (Eugene Pallette). The film ties together the various ancient anecdotes with a storyline bounded by the capture in Austria of Richard the Lionheart (Ian Hunter) on one end and Richard's triumphant return to England on the other. Robin Hood is already an outlaw at the outset of the film, while Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland) is initially part of the enemy camp, as one of Prince John's (Claude Rains) entourage. Marian warms up to Robin's fight against injustice (and to Robin himself), eventually becoming a trusted ally. James Cagney was originally announced for the role of Robin Hood, just before Cagney left Warner Bros. in a salary dispute. William Keighley was the original director, but he worked too slowly to suit the tight production schedule and was replaced by Michael Curtiz (both men receive screen credit). A lengthy opening jousting sequence was shot but removed from the final print; portions of this sequence show up as stock footage in the 1957 Warners film The Story of Mankind. The chestnut-colored Palomino horse ridden by de Havilland in the Sherwood Forest scenes later gained screen stardom as Roy Rogers' Trigger.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone, Olivia De Havilland, Claude Rains, Alan Hale Sr. |
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| Director | Michael Curtiz, William Keighley |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | 100 Swords and Sandals Films |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1938 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 11 Jun 2011 To Rent: DVD: 26 Jan 2004 |
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Arguably the best film ever made. A joy forever !!
Arguably the BEST FILM EVER MADE !
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Visual Feast of Early Colour
Robin Hood boasts some of the most sumptuous early colour cinematography and a full blown sense of swashbuckling fun. Throwing history to the four winds, ... read more »
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Arguably the best film ever made. A joy forever !!
Arguably the BEST FILM EVER MADE !
Certainly in the Top 3 of its genre and certainly in anybody's Top 10 of any kind of film, I would imagine.read more »
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The Greatest Film Of All Time
This film has everything. Action, great baddie, pretty lady, cinematic colours at their best, the definitive RH, Probably the best film of all time. Could watch... read more »
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The Adventures Of Robin Hood - Disc 1
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