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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:40
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.9/10
Consensus: Errol Flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailor-made for the silver screen.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In Michael Curtiz's swashbuckling spectacle about the infamous outlaw and his band of merry men who "robbed from the rich and gave to the poor," Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice... In Michael Curtiz's swashbuckling spectacle about the infamous outlaw and his band of merry men who "robbed from the rich and gave to the poor," Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland). Flynn joyously embraces the role widely considered the best of his bountiful array of swashbuckling legends. Delivering his lines and performing dashing acrobatics (he did most of his own stunts) with breezy élan, he darts across the intricate sets of THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD as if there are rocket boosters secreted in his tights. It was one of the earliest films to use three-color Technicolor and, at the time, the most expensive film Warner Bros. had produced. Erich Wolfgang Korngold's outstanding score won an Oscar, as did the art direction and the editing. [More]
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Una O'Connor
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Producer: Henry Blanke
Screenwriter: Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller
Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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Reviews for The Adventures of Robin Hood
In every department, the offer is flawless and under all conditions cannot miss skyrocketing to tremendous grosses.
In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in an eternal summer of bravery and romance.
Fast-paced and loose, this 120-minute production concentrates mostly on fun, energy and high spirits.
It is exhilarating because the film is, of course, one of the all-time great adventures and one of the most thoroughly entertaining movies ever made.
Sumptuous and highly energetic, The Adventures of Robin Hood is grand with a capital 'G' on every level.
The archetypal Hollywood swashbuckler everything big-screen derring-do should be: rousing, lighthearted, witty, romantic, colorful, moralistic, and richly satisfying [Flynn is] the quintessential Robin Hood, jaunty, dashing, and fearless.
[Flynn] catapults across the screen with the greatest of ease, exuding so much charm and confidence that he seems to klieg-light the film all by himself.
There are classics and then there are Classics. This one's required viewing for any self-respecting movie geek.
Michael Curtiz's adventure, one of the most enjoyable swashbuckling epics made, flaunting star Errol Flynn at his very best, deservedly won several Oscar Awards, including editing for Dawson and music score for Korngold.
Errol Flynn buckles his swashes in this classic historical adventure.
An entertaining 100 minutes that's well worth the price of admission, even if it's flawed in several respects.
Latest News for The Adventures of Robin Hood
October 13, 2005:
Errol Flynn's Grandson to Star ... as His Grandfather
Luke Flynn, grandson of legendary matinee idol Errol Flynn, will portray his grandfather in an upcoming biopic, says Variety. More...
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