Robin hood 1991 british film

The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. Although originally intended for a theatrical release in the united states and south america, the film was premiered on the fox network in those. Violence scenes include sword fights, fist fights, people being shot with arrows, hands cut off, and people being stabbed. Uma thurman played marian in the lesser known british.

However, once the costner film was rushed into production by morgan. Robin hood, the 1922 silent film starring douglas fairbanks. Robin hood is a 1991 british adventure film directed by john irvin, executive produced by john mctiernan and. Robin hood begins with the narration of its protagonist, played by taron egerton the kingsman films, warning us all to forget history and everything we know about the. No doubt, robin will continue to propagate in western culture, maintained by a desire to stand up for the oppressed and fight for a. Larciere di sherwood long live robin hood and the scalawag bunch, 1970. Robin hood 1991 britse film robin hood 1991 british. Then there was robin and the 7 hoods, a 1964 musical film. Robin hood 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I have made three sets of questions for differentiation or depend. Reportedly, he began shooting trying to mimic a british accent of some sort there are more than 250 british dialects.

Robin hood is a 1991 british adventure film directed by john irvin, executive produced by john mctiernan and starring patrick bergin, uma thurman, jurgen. A description of tropes appearing in robin hood 1991. She is lends color to the otherwise grey and morbid ambience. Its shot mostly at night or in gloomy forests, beneath overcasts or by flickering firelight or in gloomy dungeons, which is all very well for the atmosphere, but makes the action scenes almost impossible to. Title robin hood year 1991 formats dvd, cinema distributors cbsfox video ltd,20th century fox film co. Robin hood 1991 british board of film classification. The film s sherwood forest standin is burnham beeches in buckinghamshire, a 540acre, city of london owned woodland that is a popular filming location thanks to its proximity to shepperton studios it also featured in walt disneys 1952 film the story of robin hood. Robin hood is a 1991 british adventure film directed by john irvin, executive produced by john mctiernan and starring patrick bergin, uma thurman, jurgen prochnow, jeroen krabbe and edward fox. Robin hood 1991 there are two robin hood films from 1991 on this list, though one is clearly more bearable than the other. The year 1991 saw the release of two films based on the robin hood legends. Patrick bergin and uma thurman star in the john irvindirected film, which pits robin hood against his. Starring patrick bergin in the title role, the film follows robin and his group of bandits as they fight prince john and save maid marion uma thurman. The swashbuckling legend of robin hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty normans ruled england with an iron fist.

A sturdy if impersonal craftsman, irvin also helmed fred astaires final film, the horror tale ghost story. For the 1991 film starring kevin costner, see robin hood. Initially conceived as a theatrical feature, but originally aired on television in the united states, robin hood puts slight, but effective, twists on the legendary tale. Twentythree years after its theatrical release, revisiting the film is a positively painful experience, especially in the almost threehour directors cut available to stream via amazon.

Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. This film is a 1991 american british adventure film directed by kevin reynolds. Vhs trailer for the 1991 action adventure robin hood. This british adaptation had the bad fortune to come out in the. Robin hood 1991 britse film robin hood 1991 british film. This film is a 90s version of the classic robin hood story, with kevin costner starring as the goodguy thief. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. Robin hood 1991 robin hood 1973 films from the 21st century. Although originally intended for a theatrical release in the united states and south america, the film was premiered on the fox network in those territories a month before the release of robin hood.

The british film miss robin hood, in 1952, starred margaret rutherford, best known in her later years for playing the agatha christie heroine miss marple in a series of films based on christies detective mysteries. Robin hood s shot that was so accurate it split another arrow was a homage to the errol flynn film adventures of robin hood in which a similar scene also happens. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. British cast not meaning to seem nationalistic or anything is italy fortunately the dvd. Prince of thieves is a murky, unfocused, violent and depressing version of the classic story, with little of the lightheartedness and romance we expect from robin hood. This version is a little grittier than both errol flynns classic movie or the.

Heres a look back at all the actresses who have played maid marian on the big screen through the years. The history of the robin hood legend at the smithsonian. Prince of thieves 1991 when robin kevin costner witnesses the sheriffs tyranny, he breaks the law to uphold justice for the good of all men and the love of a woman. Prince of thieves robin hood, the 2010 film directed by ridley scott and starring. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the crusades before returning to england to find his lands. A young thief antonio banderas, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great. This 1991 adventure is a retelling of the robin hood legend and follows the. Unfortunately, this british adventure flick does not come out on top, despite casting a young thenunknown uma thurman as maid marian. The story has proven rich material time and again in television shows such as robin of sherwood and bbcs own 2006 robin hood, as well as the 1991 and 2010 films robin hood. There have been several films titled robin hood, including. An assistant editor in british films, irvin began making documentaries in the 70s, and in 1980 helmed his first feature, the frederick forsyth adaptation the dogs of war.

Robin hood prince of thieves is an action adventure from 1991, in which a warrior returns from the crusades to find his homeland in turmoil. An underrated and quite excellent adaptation of the robin hood legend, 20 th century foxs robin hood, 103 mins. This 14 page movie guide with handouts is for the film robin hood. Robin hood is a british film that was released in 1991. First, uma thurman as marian is the backbone of the film. Prince of thieves, complete with john mctiernan attached as director. Russell crowe to play robin hood with east midlands accent. The mythical tale of robin hood, the twelfthcentury saxon nobleman who who led a band of outlaws in stealing from the rich to give to the poor, is retold in a humourous way. Official tagline robin hood is a british film that was released in 1991. Support the costner film is by far the best known robin hood movie from 1991, including in the uk. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlet, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as maid marian of. As with the robin hood television series, the subtleties of the exact film titles are insufficient to distinguish between them.

Robin hood, the 1973 disney animated canon film robin hood, the 1991 film starring patrick bergin released the same year as robin hood. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering sheriff of nottingham alan. Find where to watch robin hood and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. Robin hood is a 1991 british adventure film directed by john irvin, executive produced by john mctiernan and starring patrick bergin, uma. With patrick bergin, uma thurman, jurgen prochnow, edward fox.