The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, and Alan Hale, Sr. The film is particularly noted for its Academy Award-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Plot
Richard, the Norman King of England, is taken captive in 1191 by Duke Leopold while returning from the Third Crusade. Richard's treacherous brother Prince John, aided by fellow Norman Sir Guy of Gisbourne, takes the opportunity to name himself regent of England, and increases the taxes and regulations on the Saxons under the pretense of gathering ransom for Richard.
Awards
Cast
- Alan Hale
- Basil Rathbone
- Carole Landis
- Charles Bennett
- Charles Irwin
- Claude Rains
- Colin Kenny
- Crauford Kent
- Eddie Dew
- Errol Flynn
- Eugene Pallette
- Frank Hagney
- Harry Cording
- Herbert Mundin
- Holmes Herbert
- Howard Hill
- Ian Hunter
- Ivan Simpson
- John Sutton
- Leonard Mudie
- Leonard Willey
- Lester Matthews
- Lionel Belmore
- Melville Cooper
- Montagu Love
- Olivia de Havilland
- Patric Knowles
- Reginald Sheffield
- Robert Warwick
- Una O'Connor