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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Sword of Sherwood Forest

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Nigel Green and Richard Greene in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Richard Greene, Niall MacGinnis, and Richard Pasco in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Oliver Reed and Jack Gwillim in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Richard Greene, Niall MacGinnis, and Richard Pasco in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Jack Gwillim in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Robin Hoodas Robin Hood

Sheriff of Nottinghamas Sheriff of Nottingham

Niall MacGinnis

Friar Tuckas Friar Tuck

Edward, Earl of Newarkas Edward, Earl of Newark

Archbishop of Canterbury Hubert Walteras Archbishop of Canterbury Hubert Walter

Maid Marian Fitzwalteras Maid Marian Fitzwalter

Little Johnas Little John

The Prioressas The Prioress

Edwin Richfield

The Sheriff's Lieutenantas The Sheriff's Lieutenant

Old Bowyeras Old Bowyer

Alan A'Daleas Alan A'Dale

Master of Archeryas Master of Archery
(uncredited)

Lord Ollertonas Lord Ollerton
(uncredited)

Barry De Boulay

Officeras Officer
(uncredited)

Archbishop's Adjutantas Archbishop's Adjutant
(uncredited)

1st Veteran Outlawas 1st Veteran Outlaw
(uncredited)

Maureen Halligan

Portressas Portress
(uncredited)

Reginald Hearne

1st Man of Armsas 1st Man of Arms
(uncredited)

The sheriff of Nottingham plots to confiscate the estate of the Lord of Bortrey, who has died on Crusade. The Archbishop of Canterbury speaks against this plot, and the sheriff plans to eliminate him. Robin Hood pretends to undertake the assassination of the Archbishop for the plotters; Maid Marion, meeting him thinks him the leader of a gang of murderers, and leads him into a trap. —Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com>

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Taglines
- "NEW and Greatest Adventures of Robin Hood... The World's Most Renowned Swordsman!"
Genres
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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)

Top review

7/10

Period charm

This is not as bad as all that. Terence Fisher as ever does a competent job, there are reasonable production values and some rather fetching photography. I always thought Richard Greene a little too schoolmasterly for an outlaw, and he is here rather portly, but he can certainly handle a bow. Nigel Greene and Niall McGinnis are well cast as Little John and Tuck, Peter Cushing is an excellent Sheriff, and Richard Pasco does well as the ambiguous Lord Newark. Oliver Reed's camp henchman is perhaps less successful.

The conspiracy plot unfolds at a relaxed pace and resolves satisfyingly. The weakest element is the tacked on romance with Sarah Branch's rather bland Maid Marion.

All in all a rather charming period piece, that gets closer to the spirit of the original ballads than most versions.

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timsmith37
Mar 18, 2008

Release date
- December 26, 1960 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- Le serment de Robin des Bois
Filming locations
- Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Production companies
- Hammer Films
- Yeoman Films Ltd.
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Runtime
1 hour 20 minutes
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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