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Aug 17, 2003 · “The Adventures of Robin Hood” was made with sublime innocence and breathtaking artistry, at a time when its simple values rang true. In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in an eternal summer of bravery and romance.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1938 American epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and written by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood, American romantic adventure film, released in 1938, that is considered one of the great cinematic adventures and starred Errol Flynn in what became the defining role of his career.
The film tells the tale of Robin Hood, with Flynn as the legendary bandit trying to aid the king of England, Richard the Lion-Heart (played by Ian Hunter), who has been captured on his return from the Crusades. After accusing Richard’s devious brother Prince John (Claude Rains) of plotting to usurp the throne, Robin decamps to Sherwood Forest, where he assembles a band of men to defy John’s excessive taxes on the poor by stealing from the rich and redistributing the wealth. Intercepting John’s associates Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) and the Sheriff of Nottingham (Melville Cooper) in the forest, Robin seizes a collection of tax money and warns their companion, Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland), of their wicked intentions. The sheriff subsequently holds an archery tournament to lure Robin out of the forest; when Robin wins, he is arrested and sentenced to death. Although Marian quickly alerts Robin’s men, who are able to save him from execution, she is imprisoned when her allegiance to Robin is discovered. Meanwhile, Richard returns to England, his ransom having been paid, and helps Robin and his men thwart John’s attempted coronation. John is thereafter banished, and plans are made for Robin and Marian to marry.
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•Studio: Warner Brothers
•Directors: Michael Curtiz and William Keighley
•Producer: Hal B. Wallis
•Writers: Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller
•Music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
•Running time: 102 minutes
•Errol Flynn (Robin Hood)
•Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian)
•Basil Rathbone (Sir Guy of Gisbourne)
•Claude Rains (Prince John)
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Nov 19, 2018 · In retrospect, it’s easy to see the formula that Warner Bros. pursued to make The Adventures of Robin Hood, the 1938 sweeping Technicolor classic. Conceived as a star vehicle for one of their...
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD was an international sensation, and replaced Fairbanks' ROBIN HOOD as the definitive film of its genre - a distinction it carries to this day. When it was re-released in the late 1940s amidst a burst of period films, it enjoyed another healthy run.
Pyle’s 1883 novel The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown, in Nottinghamshire profoundly influenced screenwriters Raine and Miller. Pyle’s Arcadian storytelling described an idyllic world bereft of foul weather “where flowers bloom forever and birds are always singing.”.
With Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains. When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.
