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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 102 min United States of America PG 12+
★8.6
Adventure, Romance, History, Action
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
🎭 Based on
«Robin Hood»
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Description
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
Budget:
$2.03M
Worldwide:
$3.98M
Starring
Errol Flynn
Actor
Olivia de Havilland
Actor
Basil Rathbone
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 1939
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2004
— Best DVD Edition of a Classic Film
Academy Awards 1939
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 1939
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 1939
— Best Production Design
Key opinion
Widely regarded as the definitive swashbuckling adventure, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) is celebrated for its influential Technicolor visuals, iconic performances, and masterful blend of romance and action. While some modern viewers find its theatrical staging and overtly bright aesthetic dated or artificial, the film remains a landmark achievement that set the standard for the genre.
| Acting | Errol Flynn’s charismatic, witty, and defiant performance remains the gold standard for the portrayal of Robin Hood. | |
| Score | Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s soaring musical score provides an essential, high-energy backbone to the film's adventure. | |
| Production | The production design and art direction create a vivid, fairy-tale atmosphere that successfully defined the visual archetype for future medieval adventures. | |
| Cinematography | The film's theatrical staging and early Technicolor aesthetic create a divide: some praise its vibrant, stage-like beauty, while others find the artificiality and anachronistic bright colors distracting or dated. | |
| Screenplay | Views on the narrative tone are split: admirers celebrate its optimistic, swashbuckling spirit, while detractors find the character motivations and moral simplicity somewhat naive or archaic for modern sensibilities. |