The Adventures of Robin Hood ★★★★
by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley
England, 1191. On the way back from a crusade, the English King Richard I (aka Richard Lionheart) is held hostage by the Duke of Austria. Richard's unreliable brother Prince John (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the situation by usurping the English throne and commissioning Sir Guy of Guisborne (Basil Rathbone) to impose high taxes on the people. The mischievous rebel Robin Hood (Errol Flynn), however, isn't afraid of Prince John and gathers other freedom fighters in the forests of Sherwood. Together, they start a guerrilla uprising against the tyrant...
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Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marian,
Claude Rains as Prince John,
and Basil Rathbone as Sir Guy of Guisborne.
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Old fashioned family entertainment
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a delightful 1938 adventure movie by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley. The film offers enough old fashioned entertainment to please young and old alike: sprightly swordplay, witty dialogue, excellent actors, romance (with Lady Marian, played by Olivia de Havilland), and beautiful costumes and sets in radiant Technicolor. The film won three Oscars: for Best Art Direction and Color (by Carl Jules Weyl), for Best Editing (by Ralph Dawson) and for Best Music (by Erich Wolfgang Korngold).
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| Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn. |
The Adventures of Robin Hood is the kind of film that awakens the irresistible urge to go and hide in the forest oneself, build a treehouse and fight the injustice in the world. The screenplay, which is based on old English folklore about a Medieval heroic outlaw called Robyn Hode, has little to do with historical accuracy, but who cares!
JN.
The Adventures of Robin Hood - USA -1938.
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Alan Hale and Eugene Pallette.
Genre: adventure / historical drama / romance / action
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