Robin Hood (1991)

Yet another version of the classic epic, with enough variation to make it interesting. The story is the same, but some of the characters are quite different from the usual, in particular ... See full summary »

Director:

John Irvin

Writers:

Sam Resnick (story), Sam Resnick (teleplay),

Stars:

Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Bergin	...	Sir Robert Hode / Robin Hood
Uma Thurman	...	Maid Marian
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Sir Miles Folcanet (as Jurgen Prochnow)
Edward Fox	...	Prince John
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Baron Roger Daguerre (as Jeroen Krabbe)
Danny Webb	...	Much the Miller (as Daniel Webb)
Conrad Asquith	...	Lodwick
Barry Stanton	...	Miter
Owen Teale	...	Will Scarlett
Phelim McDermott	...	Jester
Carolyn Backhouse	...	Nicole, Roger's Mistress
David Morrissey	...	Little John
Caspar De La Mare	...	Sam Timmons the Carpenter
Cecily Hobbs	...	Mabel
Gabrielle Reidy	...	Lily

Storyline

Yet another version of the classic epic, with enough variation to make it interesting. The story is the same, but some of the characters are quite different from the usual, in particular Uma Thurman's very special maid Marian. The photography is also great, giving the story a somewhat darker tone.

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Plot Keywords:

hero | knocked into the water | escape | poaching | drawbridge | 

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Taglines:

The adventure. The romance. The legend.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

Canada Germany UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Roben ton dason

Filming Locations:

Peckforton Castle, Peckforton, Cheshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, CanWest Global Communications, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 116 min (video release)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sun does not fully shine until the end of the film, when Marian and Robin Hood, Norman and Saxon, are wedded and united.

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Goofs

Much of the chainmail is actually cloth made to look like metal armor. This is particularly notable in close shots of camail (the chainmail covering the neck and attached to the bottom of a helmet).

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Quotes

Maid Marian: So what are you going to do to me? Tie me up?
Robin Hood: Could be a lashing.
Maid Marian: How many strokes?
Robin Hood: As many as are necessary.
Maid Marian: And then it's finished?
Robin Hood: That depends. Have you ever been lashed before?
Maid Marian: I've never had someone make me beg them to stop.
Robin Hood: Then you've never had a proper lashing.

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Connections

Version of Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1969)

User Reviews

The True Prince of Thieves

This is the movie that should have been in the theaters in the summer of 1991, not Kevin Costner's bloated monstrosity. This "Robin Hood" gives us a fine new twist to the legend, transporting us to a new world. The highly underrated Patrick Bergin makes a fine Robin Hood, a worthy successor to Errol Flynn -- he is a flawed man (when it comes down to it, it is his pride that gets him outlawed), but still noble and heroic. Uma Thurman is a dream as Marian, and the rest of the cast slip comfortably into their roles.

But the thing I really love out this movie is the way the villain, Falconet, meets his end. When you watch enough movies, you grow to appreciate a really dramatic, over-the-top death scene, and this is it. Falconet dies by the same method as the Sheriff in "Prince of Thieves," but his death is so much more dramatic and memorable than the Sheriff's, so much more... fitting, I suppose.

If you get a chance, this is the Robin Hood movie to see (assuming you've already seen "Adventures of Robin Hood", of course.)