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Dashing Errol Flynn duels his way across medieval England in this lavish, witty, fast-paced retelling of this classic tale. The Adventures Of Robin Hood abounds with vivid scenes of derring-do: Robin battling a horde of Norman knights narrowly escaping the hangman's noose, splitting his rival's arrow to win a suspenseful archery contest, or the Merry Men leaping from trees--swords ready--to liberate a tax shipment. The best action scene is saved for last: the dazzling climactic duel to the death between Robin and Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone).
"Arguably Flynn's greatest role." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"Spectacular. One of the most splendid entertainments ever devised." David Shipman, The Story Of Cinema
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Mono |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/5/2005 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1938 | | Catalog ID: 65131 | | UPC: 00012569513129 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1939) |  | Carl Jules Weyl, Winner, Best Art Direction | | Ralph Dawson, Winner, Best Film Editing | | Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Winner, Best Music, Original Score | | | Henry Blanke, Hal. B. Wallis, Nominee, Best Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...A treat for the eye and ear....An action-packed romantic take on the old legend..." 10/06/2003 p.C12USA Today
"...Visually, screen reds were never redder nor greens greener, and this was the screen adventure for the era..." 10/03/2003 p.6E Total Film
"[T]he dialogue is delectable Hollywood fustian at is best; the period Technicolor glows like a jewel..." 02/01/2004 p.114-5 Premiere
"[O]ut of all the embodiments of derring-do played by Flynn, his nobelman-turned-defender-of-the-poor-and-oppressed is the most purely joyous." 04/01/2004 p.70 Sight and Sound
"[A] Technicolor swashbuckler." 04/01/2004 p.74 Boxoffice Magazine 9 of 10
Throughout, the cast approaches perfection with every performer ideally fitting the mental picture of the characters which has been formed by countless generations who have read of the swashbuckling exploits of the legendary hero. Errol Flynn's delineation of the title role is inspired, easily his best to date.
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