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Sword of Sherwood Forest

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Sarah Branch and Richard Greene in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
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While King Richard is away at the Crusades, some Nottingham nobles and their Sheriff plot to confiscate estates of fallen Crusaders but Robin Hood and Maid Marian foil their plan.While King Richard is away at the Crusades, some Nottingham nobles and their Sheriff plot to confiscate estates of fallen Crusaders but Robin Hood and Maid Marian foil their plan.While King Richard is away at the Crusades, some Nottingham nobles and their Sheriff plot to confiscate estates of fallen Crusaders but Robin Hood and Maid Marian foil their plan.
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    • Terence Fisher
    • Alan Hackney(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Greene
    • Peter Cushing
    • Niall MacGinnis
    • Terence Fisher
    • Alan Hackney(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Greene
    • Peter Cushing
    • Niall MacGinnis
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    • 25User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Nigel Green and Richard Greene in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
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    Richard Greene
    Richard Greene
    • Robin Hood
    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • Sheriff of Nottingham
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Friar Tuck
    • (as Niall McGinnis)
    Richard Pasco
    Richard Pasco
    • Edward, Earl of Newark
    Jack Gwillim
    Jack Gwillim
    • Archbishop of Canterbury Hubert Walter
    Sarah Branch
    • Maid Marian Fitzwalter
    Nigel Green
    Nigel Green
    • Little John
    Vanda Godsell
    Vanda Godsell
    • The Prioress
    Edwin Richfield
    Edwin Richfield
    • The Sheriff's Lieutenant
    Charles Lamb
    • Old Bowyer
    Dennis Lotis
    Dennis Lotis
    • Alan A'Dale
    Jack Cooper
    • Master of Archery
    • (uncredited)
    Patrick Crean
    • Lord Ollerton
    • (uncredited)
    Barry De Boulay
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    John Franklyn
    • Archbishop's Adjutant
    • (uncredited)
    Aiden Grennell
    Aiden Grennell
    • 1st Veteran Outlaw
    • (uncredited)
    Maureen Halligan
    • Portress
    • (uncredited)
    Reginald Hearne
    • 1st Man of Arms
    • (uncredited)
      • Terence Fisher
      • Alan Hackney(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Oliver Reed's voice is not heard; he's dubbed throughout by another (anonymous) actor attempting to sound like Reed's normal voice. Reed's own voice is heard in the film's trailer, where he adopts a very camp lisping French accent.
    • Goofs
      In one scene, Robin is asked to shoot at a pumpkin. Pumpkins are a New World squash; the earliest references to Robin Hood are from about 1228, well before Columbus' voyage.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff of Nottingham: This is not a game, Madam, I'm dealing with criminals!

    • Crazy credits
      The movie begins and ends with a short song so as to be consistent with the TV series. The song at the end of the movie goes like this: "Friar Tuck his blessing now will give,/The outlaws spare the poor, /And Robin Hood and Marion live/In Sherwood evermore."
    • Connections
      Follows The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      Songs
      Composed by Stanley Black

      Sung by Dennis Lotis (uncredited)

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    5/10
    Sorry, but this one doesn't cut it...Richard Greene only passable as Robin Hood...
    This is Robin Hood without any zest...just plain dull.

    If you're going to do the Robin Hood story, at least a filmmaker should blend in all the proper elements that make the legendary story so popular, as the 1938 film did with Errol Flynn. But here we have Hammer trying to justice to the tale and unable to disguise the fact that it's done on a low-budget scale with less than impressive actors in all the important character roles.

    RICHARD GREENE would have been a suitable choice if he'd played the role on the big screen some fifteen years earlier, but he's clearly too mature (and a bit tired looking) to be the dashing outlaw of Sherwood Forest and this faulty bit of casting extends to the other roles too. I never saw the television series starring Greene so I can't comment on it or make a comparison.

    It gets off to a dull start with a meeting between Robin and Marian (SARAH BRANCH) that (as in the Flynn film) has them on less than amicable terms at first sight. The difference here is that she's been bathing in the nude before Robin and his men come along but quickly dresses modestly and has her first rude encounter with the outlaw.

    There's no "ye olde English" flavor to the dialog--it sounds more 20th Century than anything else. PETER CUSHING turns up as the Sheriff of Nottingham who wants a wanted criminal that Robin Hood is sheltering. He promises Robin a free pardon if he delivers the criminal to him, but Robin refuses the bargain.

    Just as well. The Sheriff turns out to be untrustworthy and never keeps his word. NIALL MacGINNIS doesn't seem rotund enough to play Friar Tuck but he shows up midway through the film to form an alliance with Robin. A further plot device involves the Archbishop of Canterbury, but it's a muddled bit of plotting that seems insufficiently interesting and takes attention away from Robin and Marian.

    Summing up: Handsomely photographed in color with some interesting archery scenes, but a lackluster script and so-so performances do nothing to make the film anything but plodding and dull. The story simply has no focal point.

    Trivia note: SARAH BRANCH's hair-style and make-up looks straight out of the 1960s--a very modern looking Maid Marian.
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    • Apr 28, 2007

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1961 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Hammer Films
      • Yeoman Films Ltd.
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes

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