A final word from morris might well be a quote from robin hood himself. Plus there was wild boar,pheasant, rabbit and so forth. Robin hood and his band of outlaws fight back against the tyranny of prince john and the sheriff of nottingham. There are space adventures starring robin hood and his band of merry men. Flynn had previously made his first film, the 1935 captain blood, for warner bros. The adventures of robin hood performed live by the john. How can one explain the longevity of its relevance. It is also a silent film, so the actors tend to be a bit more dramatic in their performances. The name is no coincidence, it comes from the use as a location in the 1922 douglas fairbanks film of robin hood, but it also stood in for the african jungle for tarzan and his mate in 1934.
Over the last 70 years or so, countless blockbusters and feature films have been dedicated to the talented archerturnedrevolutionary. The adventures of robin hood 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Most peasants at the time had very little meat in there diet and the penalty for hu. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. Warner bros agreed, providing it could film a movie called the adventures of robin hood with james cagney as. In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in. Overexposure to robin hood in the media for one part. Errol flynn was not considered a great actor, never an oscar nomination or anything like that. The adventures of robin hood 1938 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
The adventures of robin hood is the film equivalent of soothing balm. Keighley codirected the film with connelly, and it was a boxoffice hit, though audiences today have objected to its racial stereotypes. After the icy restrictions placed on the film industry following the establishment of the production code administration breen office in. The adventures of robin hood is a british television series comprising 143 halfhour, black and white episodes broadcast weekly between 1955 and 1959 on itv. The adventures of robin hood 1938 is one of the greatest, most colorful costume dramas, swashbucklers, and romanticallytinged adventure films in film history.
The adventures of robin hood 1938 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of popular cultures most enduring folk heroes. The adventures of robin hood is a 1938 american swashbuckler film directed by michael curtiz and william keighley. Wonderfully performed live by the john wilson orchestra at. Its a mythic story of good and evil, of right and wrong. The adventures of robin hood tv series 19551960 the. Its the sort of film that helps your heart smile and does you good. The beginning with robin shooting the arrow into the tree. Its such a deep pool of robin hood takes to dig through, and were revisiting 10 others you should at least know exist, whether because they re iconic versions of the robin hood story or because.
But several years back she attended a revival of both the adventures of robin hood and dodge city two very different type films she did with errol flynn. Robin hood was released in the united states in standard theatres by lionsgates summit entertainment on november 21, 2018. Robin hood is already an outlaw at the outset of the film, while maid marian. You have classic movies like the adventures of robin hood, less classic, but well known movies like men in. The show followed the legendary character robin hood and his band of merry men in sherwood forest and the surrounding vicinity. The adventures of robin hood tv series 19551960 imdb. One of the few great adventure movies that you can pretend you are. His story is widely praised a man who steals from the rich and gives to the poor but its taken quite a few forms over the decades. Robin hood is a 2018 american actionadventure film directed by otto bathurst and written by ben chandler and david james kelly, from a story by chandler. In another ballad, a true tale of robin hood, a faithless friar is said to have killed robin hood, and in robin hood and the valiant knight, it is a monk who did the dirty deed.
While some episodes dramatised the traditional robin hood tales, most were original dramas created by the shows writers and producers. The adventures of robin hood 1938 is one of the bestloved swashbucklers, a film that hasnt aged a bit since its premiere. The adventures of robin hood film by curtiz and keighley 1938. I remember watching the adventures of robin hood on saturday mornings. Robin hood, previously known as robin of locksley, was the lord of locksley and the earl of huntingdon. The greatest tribute i can give to the adventures of robin hood is to tell you. This lesson explores the story of robin hood as told by howard pyle in the merry adventures of robin hood. Film locations for the adventures of robin hood 1938. The 1938 film, the adventures of robin hood, starring errol flynn, portrayed robin as a hero leading the saxons in revolt against their norman landlords. Tales of robin hood are just as popular today as they were over 800 years ago. Suite from the 1938 movie the adventures of robin hood by composer erich wolfgang korngold. Ranking the robin hood movies, from embarrassingly awful.
The 1938 feature film the adventures of robin hood is a classic. I may have seen some episodes when they were on in the evenings but im vague on that because i was a mere child. Bold outlaw youtube lectures in 2020 i started recording some videos about the. This film played a key role in cementing a certain idea of robin hood for a considerable time. The lower part of nottingham castle its upper reaches are a matte painting was built on the old warners calabasas ranch. It was released in 12 countries on 12 may 2010, including the united kingdom and ireland and was also the opening film at the 2010 cannes film. Well sherwood was a royal hunting ground so it was full of deer,at least three different types we know off. He was seen as a hero across nottinghamshire for giving up his own titles to save the peasants of locksley and across nottinghamshire. During preliminary plans for the film, it was originally expected that james cagney would star as the legendary outlaw and contract player guy kibbee would play. The adventures of robin hood was made with sublime innocence and breathtaking artistry, at a time when its simple values rang true.
As a result king richard pardons robin and his merry men. A longrunning series of adventures featuring robin of loxley robin hood and his group of sherwoodforestbased freedom fighters. Filming began on february 20, 2017 at different locations in dubrovnik, croatia, and in le raincy, france. They will never thrill to robin hood, robin hood riding. The adventures of robin hood has been acclaimed by critics since its. The robin hood tweetalong ill be hosting live twitter watch parties for the 1973 disney robin hood cartoon and 1938 adventures of robin hood with errol flynn. Also known as douglas fairbanks in robin hood, this was the most expensive movie of its time.
It is cinematic pageantry at its best, a highly imaginative telling of folklore in. Whilst interiors were filmed at nettlefold studios, location shooting for. I think the most important thing people need to remember about managing people is this, they are people. What an amazing experience to see the adventures of robin hood 80 years after its original release.
Robin and marian is a rich, poignant, thoughtprovoking and, at times, grotesquely farcical examination of heromaking and heroworship, of aging and the unending ravages of time, of wanderlust and folly, of love, love that weathers. Greentree classic films, the adventures of robin hood. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. Bluray video quality the adventures of robin hood i really enjoyed on an old fashioned ntsc dvd release that was at the time magnificent. In these accounts, there is passing mention of robin hoods loyalty to king richard. In this lesson, well take a look at both the legend and the legacy of englands most famous outlaw. Richard greene stars as the valiant swashbuckler robin hood who, with his band of merry men living in the shelter of sherwood forest, embarks on. I remember seeing the adventures of robin hood when i was about ten years old. As she watched it she saw the reverence and respect the audience had for both of these classics. The lower part of nottingham castle its upper reaches are a matte painting. Nominated for four academy awards, the film made a lasting star of errol flynn and has been so popular over the years that clips even made their way into a bugs bunny cartoon. It starred richard greene as the outlaw robin hood, and alan wheatley as his nemesis, the sheriff of nottingham. Find out about all the goofs from the adventures of robin hood 1938 on imdb.
The adventures of robin hood may not have modern special effects, airbrushed models instead of actors, and fastcut editing, but even seventy years on, it remains cinemas reigning swashbuckler. Did you know that in the old days they would put a silk stocking over the. In this early film version of the tale, maid marian is lady marian fitzwalter played by enid bennett, and robin hood douglas fairbanks is the earl of huntingdon. I am pleased to present to you the 1988 rerecording of erich wolfgang korngolds score from the beloved 1938 film, the adventures of robin hood. Claude rains prince john is a highlight, but cant compensate for errol flynns grating cockiness robin hood or the nevermoreoutofplace eugene pallette friar tuck, who sounds like he stumbled out into the film from a tavern in the wild west. The costumes of the adventures of robin hood ive been wanting to discuss the costumes in this film for quite some time, but unfortunately there are no screen captures readily available online, so i had to wait to have the time to take them myself. Starring patrick bergin in the title role, the film follows robin and his group of bandits as they fight prince john and save maid marion uma thurman. We will get to know many of the characters, both good and bad, learn about nottingham. A brief mention was given to the fact that they were planning to make a film while they were over here, with a pastiche of the robin hood. It is a quasicontemporary retelling of the robin hood legend, and follows his training by john to steal from the sheriff of nottingham.
Yet it did since the movie was originally pitched as a jimmy cagney movie and was later assigned to director william keighley, a terrific studio. The first big budget 100% color film, the adventures of robin hood is a rousing, sweettempered and big, fun film. Robin and marian 1976 i caught this movie as the late show on television recently and was immediately engrossed and enamored with it. Robin defeats usurper john with a minimum loss of life. O n february 10th 1947, laurel and hardy arrived in england to begin their theatrical tour for that year, and at southampton docks as they left their ship, they were interviewed for pathe newsreel. I know that its schmaltzy and tame by todays explodem type films, but it has a feel to it that just transports you to the time. Back in the day dehavilland dismissed films like the adventures of robin hood.