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Director:
Allan Dwan
Writer:
Douglas Fairbanks (story)
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Release Date:
18 October 1922 (USA) more
Plot:
Amid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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Good Entertainment & An Ideal Role For Fairbanks more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
127 min | UK:117 min (video) | 133 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
UK:PG | Sweden:Btl

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Trivia:
The castle is reputed to be the largest Hollywood set built for any silent movie. Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's son, designed at least one set which he later remodeled as a temporary band shell for the Hollywood Bowl. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Big Moments from Little Pictures (1924) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Entertainment & An Ideal Role For Fairbanks, 10 May 2002
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

The Douglas Fairbanks version of "Robin Hood" is still good entertainment despite showing its age at times. The role gives Fairbanks a perfect chance to display his energy and charisma, and he is helped by lavish sets and scenery that recreate the world of medieval England. Wallace Beery as King Richard also is a nice complement to Fairbanks. Later versions, such as the Errol Flynn version which is still the best of all the Robin Hood movies, had many resources available to them that this one didn't, but this older version works well and is more enjoyable than most of the more recent movies based on the legend.

The story and characters are familiar from many other books and movies. But it includes some interesting scenes that cover or add parts of the legend that are not in a lot of other versions - for example, about the first half of this movie takes place before any of the events in the Flynn movie. It makes it interesting to watch even if you've already seen plenty of other "Robin Hoods", and amongst other things it gives Beery as Richard a lot more screen time. It is acted in the somewhat exaggerated style of many of the silent melodramas of the era, but in this case that tone, while perhaps providing an occasional unintentional chuckle, fits rather well with the subject matter. It's also worth paying attention to the grand sets that were constructed for the film. They were apparently rather renowned in their day, and they still do a good job of evoking the right background. Overall, it was a very good film for its time and one worth watching today.

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