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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

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6.1/10 • 64

1952-05-261h 24m

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Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace. On the way home his father is murdered by henchmen of Prince John. Robin takes up the life of an outlaw, gathering together his band of merry men with him in Sherwood Forest, to avenge his father's death and to help the people of the land that Prince John are over taxing.

Directors
Ken Annakin
Editors
Gordon Pilkington

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  1. Richard Todd

    Richard Todd

    Robin Hood

  2. Joan Rice

    Joan Rice

    Maid Marian

  3. Peter Finch

    Peter Finch

    Sheriff of Nottingham

  4. James Hayter

    James Hayter

    Friar Tuck

  5. James Robertson Justice

    James Robertson Justice

    Little John

  6. Martita Hunt

    Martita Hunt

    Queen Eleanor

  7. Hubert Gregg

    Hubert Gregg

    Prince John

  8. Bill Owen

    Bill Owen

    Stutely

  9. Reginald Tate

    Reginald Tate

    Hugh Fitzooth

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CinemaSerf

Sep 11, 2022

6/10

A colourful and enjoyable Disnification of the tale from 12th century English folklore. This time, we have a tousled Richard Todd in the title role. He travels to Nottingham to take part in an archery contest with his father (Reginald Tate). They win, but say some rather disparaging things about the new Sheriff (Peter Finch) and his father is killed as they return home. This drives our hero to outlawdom, and the traditional good v evil battles commence. We are introduced to James Robertson Justice as "Little John" and a jovial James Hayter as "Tuck" and all engage in a battle with the evil Sheriff and his devious patron Prince John (Hubert Gregg). In this version, "Maid Marian" (Joan Rice) is the daughter of the previous Sheriff who has accompanied Richard the Lionheart to the Crusades; she defects with her beau to live in the forest and there, their romance blossoms. Sadly, the narrative is all to frequently augmented by the rather annoying singing of Alan-a-Dale (Elton Hayes) and the action scenes are a bit theatrical - as is the performance of the imperious Martita Hunt as Queen Eleanor, but it's still a fun historical costume romp that is an easy family film to watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
robin hood