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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) - 2 Disc Special Edition


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Five out of Five

Movie

Rating: PG
Length: 102 minutes

Video

Full Screen

Audio

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 2.0
French: Dolby Digital 2.0
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 2.0
MUSIC ONLY: Dolby Digital 2.0

Captions

English, French, Spanish

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Plot

Follow the adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) as he robs from the rich and gives to the poor while driving the authorities crazy and winning the love of the beautiful Maid Marian.

Pros

This is not only one of the most entertaining films made but it's also very kid friendly. The three lead actors in this movie were perfectly cast and the colors for a 70 year old movie are vivid and sharp. The second disc is full of extras for junkies like me.

Cons

It was filmed in 1938; people die bloodless deaths and some parts are a bit cheesy.

Extras

  • Audio Commentary by Film Historian Rudy Behlmer
  • Documentaries on the Movie's Making and the Technicolor Process
  • Outtakes
  • Music-Only Audio Track
  • Leonard Maltin Hosts "Warner Night At The Movies 1938", With Trailer, Newsreel, Musical Short, and Cartoons
  • "Robin Hood Through the Ages" Featurette
  • Home Movies
  • Vintage Cartoons, Short Subjects and Studio Blooper Reel
  • Galleries of Art/Photo/Publicity Materials and Errol Flynn Trailers
  • Audio-Only Extras: Radio Show and Korngold Scoring Session

Recommendation

Stop what you're doing and go buy/rent this dvd; it's one of my favorites!

Director

Michael Curtiz   [Casablanca]   William Keighley

Actors

Melville Cooper - High Sheriff of Nottingham
[13 Rue Madeleine]
Olivia de Havilland - Maid Marian
[Gone With the Wind]
Errol Flynn - Robin Hood
Alan Hale - Little John
[The Crusades, Destination Tokyo]
Ian Hunter - King Richard the Lion-Heart
Kenneth Hunter - Sir Mortimer
Patric Knowles - Will Scarlett
[Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, The Wolf Man]
Montagu Love - Bishop of the Black Canons
[The Crusades]
Herbert Mundin - Much-the-Miller's-Son
Robert Noble - Sir Ralf
Una O'Connor - Bess
[Bride of Frankenstein]
Eugene Pallette - Friar Tuck
Claude Rains - Prince John
[Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, The Wolf Man]
Basil Rathbone - Sir Guy of Gisbourne
[Son of Frankenstein]
Leonard Willey - Sir Essex

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