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Robin Hood * (1991, Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Fox, Jeroen Krabbé, Owen Teale) – Classic Movie Review 9867

Director John Irvin’s 1991 Robin Hood is a bleak-toned, extremely gloomy version of the tale, with dour, lacklustre performances from an interesting cast and dark-hued visuals in Jason Lehel’s cinematography. Saddled with a poor script […]

Jun, 05

The Prince of Thieves ** (1948, Jon Hall, Patricia Morison, Adele Jergens) –  Classic Movie Review 6001

Director Howard Bretherton’s 1948 Columbia Pictures’ Robin Hood film is a pleasantly acceptable adventure as a young person’s time-passer. Jon Hall stars as a roguish Robin Hood, who ensures that the Lady Christabel (Adele Jergens) […]

Aug, 29

Robin and the 7 Hoods ** (1964, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Falk) – Classic Movie Review 4777

Damon Runyon meets the outlaws of Sherwood Forest in director Gordon Douglas’s 1964 Rat Pack gangster movie spoof film version of Roaring Twenties Chicago, with Frank Sinatra (Ribbo), Dean Martin (Little John), Sammy Davis Jr (Will) […]

Dec, 09

A Challenge for Robin Hood *** (1967, Barrie Ingham, James Hayter, Leon Greene) – Classic Movie Review 3475

Director C Pennington Richards’s lively but undistinguished 1967 British version of the Sherwood Forest legend was made for Hammer Films, which had already filmed Sword of Sherwood Forest in 1960 with a different cast. This […]

Mar, 14

The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men **** (1952, Richard Todd, Joan Rice, Peter Finch, James Hayter, Martita Hunt, James Robertson Justice) – Classic Movie Review 3474

Director Ken Annakin’s lusty, richly enjoyable 1952 British Disney live-action version of the classic tale highlights reliably engaging turns from a splendid ensemble headed by Richard Todd as the outlaw Robin Hood, Joan Rice as […]

Mar, 14

Robin Hood *** (1973, voices of Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Andy Devine) – Classic Movie Review 3473

Robin Hood is a fox who teams up with a bear version of Little John to oust Prince John (a lion) with Sir Hiss the snake as his pal in producer-director Wolfgang Reitherman’s 1973 American-British […]

Mar, 14

Rogues of Sherwood Forest *** (1950, John Derek, George Macready, Alan Hale, Billy House, Billy Bevan, Diana Lynn, Paul Cavanagh, Lowell Gilmore, Lester Matthews) – Classic Movie Review 3037

In 1950 a young and dashing John Derek (later the husband of Bo Derek) played Robin Hood’s son, also Robin, the Earl of Huntington, battling King John over the Magna Carta in this sturdy, action-packed […]

Nov, 07

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