The Adventures Of Robin Hood [1938] | ![The Adventures Of Robin Hood [1938]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H5B2PQPJL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Actors: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: Video
Buy New: £12.88
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 3092
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
EAN: 5014789923424
ASIN: B00004CY8G
Theatrical Release Date: May 14, 1938
Release Date: February 14, 2000
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Dashing Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood in the most gloriously swashbuckling version of the legendary story. Warner Brothers reunited Michael Curtiz, their top-action director, with the winning team of Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian) and perennial villain Basil Rathbone as the aristocratic Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and pulled out all stops for the production. It became their costliest film to date, a grandly handsome, glowing Technicolor adventure set to a stirring, Oscar-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The decadent Prince John (a smoothly conniving Claude Rains) takes advantage of King Richard's absence to tax the country into poverty but meets his match in the medieval guerrilla rebel Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, who rise up and, to quote a cliche coined by the film, "steal from the rich and give to the poor." Stocky Alan Hale Sr. plays Robin's loyal friend Little John (a part he played in Douglas Fairbanks's silent version), Eugene Palette plays the portly Friar Tuck and Melville Cooper is the bumbling Sheriff of Nottingham. Flynn's confidence and cocky charm makes for a perfect Robin Hood and his easygoing manner is a marvellous counterpoint to Rathbone's regal bearing and courtly diction. The film climaxes in their rousing battle-to-the-finish sword fight, a magnificently choreographed scene highlighted by Curtiz's inventive use of shadows cast upon the castle walls. --Sean Axmaker
Amazon.co.uk Review
Dashing Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin in 1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood, the most gloriously swashbuckling version of the legendary story. Warner Brothers reunited Michael Curtiz, their top-action director, with the winning team of Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian) and perennial villain Basil Rathbone as the aristocratic Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and pulled out all stops for the production. It became their costliest film to date, a grandly handsome, glowing technicolour adventure set to a stirring, Oscar-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold--music that became a template for countless later movies, notably John Williams' Star Wars and Indiana Jones scores. The decadent Prince John (a smoothly conniving Claude Rains) takes advantage of King Richard's absence to tax the country into poverty but meets his match in the medieval guerrilla rebel Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, who rise up and, to quote a cliche coined by the film, "steal from the rich and give to the poor". Stocky Alan Hale Sr plays Robin's loyal friend Little John (a part he played in Douglas Fairbanks' silent version), Eugene Palette plays the portly Friar Tuck and Melville Cooper is the bumbling Sheriff of Nottingham. Flynn's confidence and cocky charm makes for a perfect Robin and his easygoing manner is a marvellous counterpoint to Rathbone's regal bearing and courtly diction. The film climaxes in their rousing battle-to-the-finish sword fight, a magnificently choreographed scene highlighted by Curtiz's inventive use of shadows cast upon the castle walls. --Sean Axmaker
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 Turning Lincoln green - castor oil, nurse! December 19, 2008
JohnHoppy (Jonzac, France)
Errol Flynn gets bad wig, dresses in green tights and reckons it's time he made Marion. Filmed in an England with no drizzle or fog - Warner Bros' back lot - here is a land where the Technicolor never dimmed and everyone laughed through the most dire adversity. Thick or what? They had so much fun back in those days, they didn't even know they were starving. Even the nobility was stupid - fancy Prince John and cronies falling for that old 'Let's get by the guards dressed as friars' trick! Enter Rasil Bathbun, arch-fiend and all-round bad egg, intent on robbing the poor and generally acting like McEnroe 40-love down. "Come now, Sir Guy," says Robin, "you wouldn't kill a man for telling the truth, would you?" Bathbun replies, "If it amused me, yes!" Now that's my kind of villain!
superb September 16, 2008
Mr. R. Dunlop (england)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
just watched the blu ray version of this classic movie, and i must say for most part it looks positively stunning! considering its age it puts many modern films to shame! and with plenty of extras to keep most movie fans happy its a great example of what can be done with the extra space that blu ray discs have to offer.Th Adventures of Robin Hood [Blu-ray] [1938] [US Import] oh just to confirm the disc came from america and is region free playing without any problems on my playstation 3.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Blu-ray Info August 27, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
VC-1 BD-50
1080p / 23.976fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3 / Region Free
Running time: 1:41:55
Movie size: 16,597,131,264 bytes
Disc size: 37,921,260,944 bytes
Average video bit rate: 19.45 Mbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 1.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 1.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 1.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 192 kbps 1.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 1.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Subtitles: English / English SDH / Spanish / French
Number of chapters: 29
Errol Flynn at his best . January 27, 2008
Egbert Souse (West Midlands)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A true classic film . This part was made for Errol Flynn , and he is supported by fine performances by Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains , and Olivia de Havilland . This film should be in the collection of any self respecting film buff . Cracking stuff ! .
 Saving the crown with style July 20, 2007
L. Rolland (Lancaster, England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A very good action movie with the legendary tale of Robin Hood based on a true medieval figure.
This movie has set a standard that would be followed by almost every action movie afterwards. But Errol's version did it with humour and style. And the movie's plot stays realistic and the stunts are quite good for the time. People might agree or disagree with this morally correct version of Robin Hood who defends the poor but this portrays a real action hero caught in a clear political crisis. Moreover, I think that we need to see political heros who truly try to improve the people's faith.
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