ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE (1938)
For many, no screen Robin Hood has come close to Errol Flynn, and Michael Curtiz and William Keighley's 1938 rendition, with its bold Technicolor brilliance, remains the definitive telling of the English medieval legend of a noble outlaw who robs from the rich and gives to the poor. The charismatic Flynn is supported by a terrific cast, especially baddies Basil Rathbone as Sir Guy of Gisbourne, Claude Rains as Prince John and Melville Cooper as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Eugene Pallette makes for a jolly Friar Tuck alongside merry men Patric Knowles, Alan Hale and Herbert Mundin, and Olivia de Havilland is a lovely Maid Marian. The film won three Oscars®, including for Carl Jules Weyl's eye-popping art direction and Erich Wolfgang Korngold's memorable score. DIR Michael Curtiz, William Keighley; SCR Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller, based on Robin Hood legends; PROD Henry Blanke, Hal B. Wallis. U.S., 1938, color, 102 min. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, May 26, 2023
Genre: Action adventure
