The adventures of robin hood 1938, michael curtiz and. Robin hood gets more than its share of flack for its use of recycled animation most famously maid marians snow white dancing, sitcom storyline and episodic nature. And hammer studios produced three robin hood movies in the 1950s and 1960s. The following are some of the notable adaptations of the robin hood story in film and television. Oct 23, 2011 in 1938, warner brothers released a movie destined to become a classic.
The adventures of robin hood soundtrack from 1938, composed by erich wolfgang korngold. Only a spirited and extravagant production could do justice to the robin hood legend. Adventures of robin hood, the 1938 dvd william keighley. May 09, 2005 an historical overview of the movie the adventures of robin hood on the imdb top 250 including charts, statistics and more. The adventures of robin hood wasnt the first technicolor film, but the first more successful ones at the box office with the wizard of oz arriving a year later. The film tells the tale of robin hood, with flynn as the legendary bandit trying to aid.
The adventures of robin hood is a 1938 american technicolor swashbuckler film directed by michael curtiz and william keighley and starring errol flynn. Adventures of robin hood, the 1938 movie clip are you. This lavish technicolor adventure, high on romance and swashbuckling, was so successful that it actually. The son of robin hood 1958 sword of sherwood forest 1960 triumph of robin hood 1962 a challenge for robin hood 1967 wolfshead. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Watch the adventures of robin hood 1938 prime video.
Wallis and henry blanke written by norman reilly raine and seton i. Nominated for four academy awards including best picture and winner of three. The next generation contrived to have captain picard patrick stewart turned into robin hood to fight the. The two chief villains in the adventures of robin hood, basil rathbone and claude rains, served in the same regiment during world war i the london scottish regiment. In order to avoid the material ed by douglas fairbanks sr. Since robin hood is a character in the public domain, there is no restriction on his use. 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, starring errol flynn in his most. Directed by 2 writing credits 3 cast 89 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 2 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 3 production management 1. The adventures of robin hood was made with sublime innocence and breathtaking artistry, at a time when its simple values rang true. Season 3 opens three months after marians untimely death and robin is a changed man.
Robin hood the outlaw 1873 by alexadre dumas robin hood and his merry outlaws 1898 by j. Robin has been raised as the son of john hood, a groundskeeper, but learns that he is in fact the long lost son of the earl of huntingdon. This movie is a wonderful campy version of the robin hood story. In this american production, robin hood steals from the rich and gives to the saxons in 12th century england. Dashing errol flynn triumphs in this lavish, fastpaced technicolour adventure version of the robin hood legend in this 1938 production of the adventures of robin hood. To me, it was a thrilling adventures that gave me the right to brandish any implement i wanted as a sword and wreck havoc to the house and my siblings. Errol flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailormade for the silver screen. Will scarlet also scarlett, scarlock, scadlock, scatheloke, scathelocke and shacklock is a prominent member of robin hood s merry men. The adventures of robin hood 1938 timeline of historical film. Prince of thieves, 1991 people always bash kevin costners robin hood because of the cheesy early 90s bryan adams soundtrack that made robin hood into more of a don juan, and less of an rugged outlaw. A british film, robin hood and his merry men, was made the same year. Men of sherwood forest 1957, sword of sherwood forest 1960, and a challenge for robin hood 1968. The adventures of robin hood was an enormous hit upon its initial release on may 14, 1938, with critics praising its sheer exuberance and audiences of all ages coming to take a pilgrimage to the land of medieval fancy.
When king richard the lionheart is captured, his scheming brother prince john claude rains plots to reach the throne, to the outrage of sir. The adventures of robin hood 1938 michael curtiz, william. The adventures of robin hood enjoyed a previous hd dvd release that was magnificent. Robin s arrows soared through the air to land with a resounding ffffrupp. I once saw a film called robin hood men in tights by tim burton. The outlaws gathered in the greenwood under the great tree reflect a set of idealized. The adventures of robin hood 1938 synopsis fandango. Historic origins of the real robin hood national geographic. Studios decided to find relief from censorship by bringing about a.
The adventures of robin hood 1938 video dailymotion. Rains lost 90% of the vision in his right eye as a result of a gas attack. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry. The legend of robin hood, a sixepisode bbc miniseries starring. 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. Robin hood, a silent film starring robert frazer as robin hood. For many fans and film critics, the swashbuckler is considered the definitive errol. The adventures of robin hood ass en usamerikanesche film vum michael curtiz a william keighley aus dem joer 1938. Robin hood is out to steal the kings harem in this americanitalian video release, and he largely succeeds. Released by naxos in 2015 containing music from the adventures of robin hood 1938. In retrospect, its easy to see the formula that warner bros.
The adventures of robin hood 1938 action, adventure. Robin hood outlawed, a british silent film starring a. Like with the books, there are modern retellings hood looks very intriguing, new viewpoints, striving for more historical context, and a film with the characters portrayed as older. The adventures of robin hood film by curtiz and keighley 1938.
The adventures of robin hood starred errol flynn, the greatest action hero of his generation, in top swashbuckling form. The adventures of robin hood usa 1938, michael curtiz. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the adventures of robin hood 1938 near you. Jan 31, 2009 the 1938 classic the adventures of robin hood has it all. In most robin hood renditions, john receives some sort of comeuppance. The adventures of robin hood film by curtiz and keighley. In the adventures of robin hood 1938 with errol flynn he was played by melville cooper. The lower part of nottingham castle its upper reaches are a matte painting. In any case, the adventures of robin hood is a pleasure to watch. This week the boys of hmp take a trip in the wayback to visit 1938 with the adventures of robin hood, staring errol flynn. Selected by the prestigious american film institute as one of the 400 best american films and listed robin hood one of the 50 greatest heroes of all time.
The earliest was a onereel film made in the united states in 1908 by kalem about which very little is known. The confusion of surnames has led some authors to distinguish them as belonging to different characters. 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 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
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. Errol flynn relishes playing hollywoods swashbuckling interpretation of the lead role, opposite basil. The adventures of robin hood 1938 march 27th, 2007 4 comments in the year 1191 while king richard the lionhearted has been detained returning from the third crusade his treacherous brother prince john claude rains has declared himself regent of england. Brilliant casting and topquality production do not, however, fully explain the adventures of robin hood s success. Blinn college division of visual performing arts and kinesiology. For many fans and film critics, the swashbuckler is considered the definitive errol flynn movie.
Robin hood gets more than its share of flack for its use of recycled animation most famously maid marians snow. Il trionfo di robin hood is a 1962 italian adventure film directed by umberto lenzi and starring don burnett, gia scala and samson burke the films sets were designed by the art director giuseppe ranieri. Buy the adventures of robin hood 1938 microsoft store. The adventures of robin hood 1938 bluray us import spectacular. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. The adventures of robin hood 1938 official trailer the 11th academy awards more than trailers. The high sheriff of nottingham has been played by many different actors. The show followed the legendary character robin hood and his band of merry men in sherwood forest and the surrounding vicinity. From this classic version of robin hood, and had appeared in the bugs bunny cartoon, rabbit hood, errol flynn comes swooping down in this famous scene as the real robin hood. In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in. Doing many of his stunts himself, errol flynn is at his most athletic and romantic, but originally the role was intended for james cagney. Douglas fairbanks had a successful robin hood film just 16 years earlier. The adventures of robin hood 1938 film score allmusic. The comedy is kept solid throughout the movie by una oconnor.
The 1938 film had a sequel of sorts, robin and marian 1976, with sean connery and audrey hepburn as middleaged lovers. After the icy restrictions placed on the film industry following the establishment of the production code administration breen office in the mid 1930s, warner bros. The woodland images are robust and organic, yet the shots arent edited together to form a consistent point of view. Restored under the auspices of the ultra resolution process, this technological wonder allows for cleanup and realignment of vintage technicolor negatives, returning them not only to their former glory but far surpassing any previous presentation in terms of clarity, color purity, and sharpness. The adventures of robin hood is probably the most successful and popular robin hood film of all time, winning three academy awards. Released by varese sarabande in 1983 vcd 47202 containing music from the adventures of robin hood 1938. 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. The film is in technicolor and features an academy awardwinning score by erich wolfgang korngold, one of the pioneers of film music. The adventures of robin hood 1938 cast and crew cast. Robin hood, douglas fairbanks biggest though not necessarily best production of the silent era, represents the first time that many familiar of the elements of the robin hood legend were.
Sherwood forest, evil kings brother, righteous nobel. Jul 02, 2017 the adventures of robin hood gets by on a lot of charm. With don burnett, gia scala, samson burke, philippe noel. The earliest robin hood film that i could find is from 1922 and stars douglas fairbanks as robin hood though the 1938 version with errol flynn might be better known. It starred richard greene as the outlaw robin hood, and alan wheatley as his nemesis, the sheriff of nottingham. English painter edmund george warrens 1859 painting of robin hood and his merry men in sherwood forest. It was a funny take on robin hood and extremely funny.
Miller, the film depicts the legendary robin hood as a saxon. However, when cagney became embroiled in a contract dispute, the role went to flynn, who had become a matinee idol with captain blood 1935. Prince of thieves often feels like it was made by committee. When prince john and the norman lords begin oppressing the saxon masses in king richards absence, a saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army. The 1938 classic the adventures of robin hood has it all. The adventures of robin hood 1938 i had seen the adventures of robin hood some time ago, when i was but a wee lad. Oct 05, 2012 the adventures of robin hood trailer directed by michael curtiz and starring errol flynn, basil rathbone, claude rains, patric knowles, eugene pallette. The adventures of robin hood was made with sublime innocence and breathtaking artistry, at a. Robin hood and his merry men, a silent film directed by percy stow, and the first appearance of robin hood on the screen. Come, sir guy, you wouldnt kill a man for telling the truth, would you. The legend of robin hood was a 1975 bbc television serial that told the story of the life of robin hood. Its the best cinematic telling of the robin hood tale. The adventures of robin hood 1938 this distracted globe.
Film locations for the adventures of robin hood 1938. Walker mcspadden young robin hood 1899 by george manville fenn stories of robin hood told to the children 1905 by h. The adventures of robin hood started out as a vehicle for warner bros. Rathbone was awarded the military cross for conspicuous daring and resource on patrol. The adventures of robin hood was originally envisioned with james cagney playing the lead. Adventure film about the popular hero robin hood, and how he and his partisans take on the defense of king richard lionhearts interests against his brother john, while the former is in the holy land. His speech more lyric than bombast, errol flynn title character, echoed by john belushi in animal house, 1978 rallies his saxons, an oppression montage, then gisbourne and the sheriff basil rathbone, melville cooper lamenting rebel heroics, in the adventures of robin hood. The bad guys are extra bad as played by basil rathbone, claude rains, and melville cooper.
Dec 07, 2010 outtakes from the movie robin hood 1938. As the earl of huntington, fairbanks epitomizes the valiant, loyal knight immortalized in arthurian legend, gently wooing the virtuous lady marian enid bennett. Video of the adventures of robin hood 1938 full movie for fans of old robin hood movies. List of films and television series featuring robin hood wikipedia. But ive always held a soft spot in my heart for costners flick because, well, costner is and was a pretty. Thus, he has often appeared in other films and tv series that do not revolve around the legend in strictest terms, and some other characters have played a robin hood like role. Marshall robin hood 1912 by henry gilbert robin hood, his deeds and adventures 19 by lucy fitch perkins. Robin hoodthemed films and television series liveaction features early 1900s to 1950. Tougher, hes sacked his gang since they all returned from the holy land. The story of robin hood has been the basis for numerous films. Resource guide the adventures of robin hood blinn college. The adventures of robin hood 1938 imdb top 250 history. The classic hollywood guide to how to react when you screw up a scene old hollywood bloopers duration.
One of the most splendid entertainments ever devised. Apr 28, 2015 the adventures of robin hood was an enormous hit upon its initial release on may 14, 1938, with critics praising its sheer exuberance and audiences of all ages coming to take a pilgrimage to the land of medieval fancy. Errol flynn stars in the swashbuckling role that made him a star as the legendary hero robin hood. Mark davis is robin hood, and sean michaels is the sheriff of nottingham. He is present in the earliest ballads along with little john and much the millers son. It is commonly accepted wisdom that one of the greatest film scores in all of hollywood history is composer erich wolfgang korngold oscar winning music for warner bros. Robin hood recreates the chivalry of england in all its glory as it unveils the conflicts and betrayals that threaten to destroy the kingdom of richard the lionhearted wallace beery.
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