Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (Video 2003)

Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."

Director:

Jeff Kurtti

Writer:

Jeff Kurtti

Stars:

Rudy Behlmer, Joseph Breen, Leonard Maltin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rudy Behlmer	...	Himself - Film Historian
Joseph Breen	...	Himself - Director, Motion Picture Producers & Distributors Association (archive footage)
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself - Film Historian
Paula Sigman	...	Herself - Literary Historian
Bob Thomas	...	Himself - Film Historian
Robert Osborne	...	Himself - Film Historian
Bob Anderson	...	Himself - Sword Master
Gene Allen	...	Himself - Art Director, Warner Bros.
John Mauceri	...	Himself - Conductor, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Storyline

Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."

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Plot Keywords:

making of

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kurtti-Pellerin, Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This documentary can be found on the 2003 DVD of The Adventures of Robin Hood.

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Connections

References The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

User Reviews

Stay for a while

This is the second-to-longest, feature-length documentary on the DVD of The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938, and while it isn't possible to talk to most of the people who worked on it(...R.I.P., you bunch of talents... you won't be forgotten anytime soon), this is a rather good retroactive making-of on it. Consisting of clips from it and other movies, interviews with several film historians including Rudy Behlmer(who also provided the fact-heavy commentary track on the disc), Leonard Maltin and a literary person, this is interesting throughout the 55 minutes sans credits(one extra if you count them) running time. They go into the development of the project(Cagney was once slated to star!), the cast, the addition of Technicolor, the archery, budget, score and the director situation. We get a ton of information, and this keeps your attention nicely from start to finish. It's edited and researched well, and I didn't feel like anything had been omitted. Honestly, I had no questions left about the picture when this was over. I recommend this to anyone who likes the subject of this production. 7/10