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The Adventures of Robin Hood

  • 19381938
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
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When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
52K
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POPULARITY
4,684
1,475
    • Michael Curtiz
    • William Keighley
    • Norman Reilly Raine(original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends)
    • Seton I. Miller(original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends)
    • Rowland Leigh(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Basil Rathbone
    • Michael Curtiz
    • William Keighley
    • Norman Reilly Raine(original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends)
    • Seton I. Miller(original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends)
    • Rowland Leigh(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Basil Rathbone
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 311User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 97Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars

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    Errol Flynn
    Errol Flynn
    • Robin Hood
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Maid Marian
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Sir Guy of Gisbourne
    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Prince John
    Patric Knowles
    Patric Knowles
    • Will Scarlett
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • Friar Tuck
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Little John
    Melville Cooper
    Melville Cooper
    • High Sheriff of Nottingham
    Ian Hunter
    Ian Hunter
    • King Richard the Lion-Heart
    Una O'Connor
    Una O'Connor
    • Bess
    Herbert Mundin
    Herbert Mundin
    • Much
    Montagu Love
    Montagu Love
    • Bishop of the Black Canons
    Leonard Willey
    • Sir Essex
    Robert Noble
    • Sir Ralf
    Kenneth Hunter
    • Sir Mortimer
    Robert Warwick
    Robert Warwick
    • Sir Geoffrey
    Colin Kenny
    Colin Kenny
    • Sir Baldwin
    Lester Matthews
    Lester Matthews
    • Sir Ivor
      • Michael Curtiz
      • William Keighley
      • Norman Reilly Raine(original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends)
      • Seton I. Miller(original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends)
      • Rowland Leigh(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      During one fight sequence, Errol Flynn was jabbed by an actor who was using an unprotected sword--he asked him why he didn't have a guard on the point. The other player apologized and explained that director Michael Curtiz had instructed him to remove the safety feature in order to make the action "more exciting". Flynn reportedly climbed up a gantry where Curtiz was standing next to the camera, took him by the throat and asked him if he found that "exciting enough".
    • Goofs
      A car can be seen in the background when Will Scarlet gets off his horse to go to the aid of Much (who has just fought with Dickon Malbete).
    • Quotes

      Lady Marian Fitzswalter: Why, you speak treason!

      Robin Hood: Fluently.

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Brothers shield is in the form of an English coat of arms.
    • Connections
      Edited into Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)

    User reviews311

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    8/10
    Color. Costumes. Fun. Film History.
    The first big budget 100% color film, The Adventures of Robin Hood is a rousing, sweet-tempered and big, fun film.

    To be candid, many things about the movie have suffered in the 70 years since its release. History, uh, no, there's none of that here. It's all very mythic and fairy tale. The continuity errors shouldn't even be called errors; they are pretty much continuous (so when I found out it won Best Editing at the Oscars I laughed). The score, made much of on the DVD case, and an Oscar winner at the 11th Oscars, is bombastic, repetitive and completely at odds with the scenery at least 80% of the time, IMNSHO.

    That said, the dialog still crackles, the costumes are UNBELIEVABLE and gracefully shot, Olivia de Havilland is stunningly gorgeous, Basil Rathbone is young and evil, Claude Rains plays John as gayer than a go go dancer on Pride day, and Errol Flynn takes effortless het masculinity and a beautiful smile further than it should legally be allowed to go. All the bit parts are well cast, and while it's not possible to know for sure, the whole production looks like everyone in it had a scenery chewing bang up good time. The bit parts are SO well cast, that Roy Rogers bought Trigger, the horse that Olivia de Havilland rides, and Trigger then rode out into history.

    And when Olivia exclaims "You speak treason!" and Errol replies, purringly, "Fluently!" you'll smile. Recommended; a great movie for the whole family.
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    • Is this movie based on a book?
    • When Robin wins the archery tournament, Sir Guy asks why he didn't use a black arrow. What is a black arrow?

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1938 (United States)
      • United States
      • Warner Bros.
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Hooker Oak Tree, Bidwell Park - Manzanita Avenue, Chico, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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