It was released in 12 countries on 12 may 2010, including the united kingdom and ireland and was also the opening film at the 2010 cannes film. Some versions go into depth about robin hoods background as a former lord. Jan 12, 2011 since im on a roll, heres another song from robin hood in danish. Based on the english folk tale of the same name, robin hood follows common archer robin longstrides journey from faceless member of richard the lionhearts army to political enemy of king john following richard s demise, touching upon his feats of strength and desires for greater social justice than those afforded by the ruling class of th. The first robin hood was often a brutal and selfish yet also honorable figure, an antihero loved perhaps paradoxically by many social classes and loathed by authorities. Prince of thieves 1991, with kevin costner sets the scene during the reign of king richard 118999, while robin hood 2010 in which the actor russell crowe struggles as heroically with a northern accent as he does with the sheriff of.
Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. The adventures of robin hood is a british television series comprising 143 halfhour, black and white episodes broadcast weekly between 1955 and 1959 on itv. When the false richard doesnt recognize him, much realizes hes not really the king, and warns robin just in time. Again it was requested, and im quite ashamed to say that this request wasmade over a year ago. Robin hood entertaining king richard the lionheart in sherwood forest. In any case, robin hood is depicted as a benevolent. In contrast to prince john, richard is shown to be much stronger looking, and he sports a full mane. If robin hood had been working for richard in the years of his absence, then if the opportunity did arise for king richard and robin hood to meet. King arthur and robin hood features of robin hood strong abuses act protector challenger fight for love happy commitment to its people robin hood features king arthur. Dec 20, 2018 the two most wellknown hollywood robin hood films place the story close together in time. Robin hood and his band of outlaws fight back against the tyranny of prince john and the sheriff of nottingham. He is seen as an ideal king, kind, and considerate of his.
He is prince johns older brother and the ruler of england. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one. In 1998 he was cast in a surprise cameo role to play king richard the. The most entertaining thing about the movie now is alan rickmans. How robin hood came to live in the green wood 1 ii. Welcome to the book robin hoods, where authors connect with readers with the goal to promote books. The often told legend of robin hood relates that in the days of king richard the lionheart, robin of loxley, a yeoman of nottinghamshire, who, being driven to outlawry during the misrule of richard s brother john, took to the greenwood of sherwood forest. Eva longoria at an event for robin hood 2010 scott grimes in robin hood 2010 cate blanchett at an event.
He is the eldest son of king henry and queen eleanor, and the elderbrother of prince john. Richard as thorin oakenshield in the hobbit movies hobbit book, the hobbit movies, rr. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Mar 02, 2017 45 videos play all the adventures of robin hood 1938 full movie hadagi mugionoanes robin hood 1938 the very best of errolivia duration. Peter ustinov is the voice of king richard in robin hood. Robin takes the place of marians father, who is about to be killed by the sheriff of nottingham, and traps the sheriff in a back room of the castle while much alerts the rest of the gang and they fight off the impostor and the. 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. The king was richard the lion heart, during the robin hood era. Hood meeting richard i in sherwood forest is in a history book of 1521. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of popular cultures most enduring folk heroes. Robin fought for king richard in acre, israel, during the third crusade with his manservant much whom robin made a free man after his return from the holy land.
Nottingham features did robin hood ever meet king richard. Following king richards danny hustons death in france, archer robin longstride russell. Robin hood bbc motivational posters in artists guild forum robin hood bbc, king richard. He is portrayed as a fox monica evans as maid marian, a vixen, niece of king richard and the primary love interest of robin hood. Swashbuckling, action, romance and dueling in this definitive adventure movie. King richard voice robin hood movie behind the voice actors. But the wart grew up to become king arthur of camelot.
King richard is a minor character of disneys 1973 animated feature robin hood. Prince of thieves 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. King edward in the medieval ballad a gest of robyn hode and king richard in the ballad the king s disguise and friendship with robin hood, a later version of the same story. The story behind the legend was an interesting take of the events surrounding the robin hood story. Kings, queens and princes a beginners guide to robin hood. Whites the sword in the stone book one of the once and future king has robin befriending another prince arthur a young man nicknamed the wart. Prince john, the younger brother of king richard the lionheart, has taken control of sherwood forest and nottingham in a big to unseat the king while he is away. Robin hood has been showing up in the movies for almost as long as weve.
Cary elwes robin is the best part of men in tights. Richard i of england, also known as richard the lion hearted. Meanwhile, robins father, a nobleman loyal to king richard the lionheart, has been murdered by the brutal. Robin, after his return, lost his lands, house and title and was outlawed, becoming the people of nottinghamshires only hope, prompting him to start the gang of outlaws. 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. With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and. All logos, images, video and audio clips pertaining to actors, characters and related indicia belong to their respective. Comparison of king arthur and robin hood robin hood fought to the death of his father and all. The play is set in the last days of the reign of king richard the lionheart 11571199 and centers around the activities of robin hood and king richards younger brother, prince john. Robin hood is a fictional character from english folklore. This story is a rarity, because although the robin hood story has been set in many different time periods, the reign of king arthur was set centuries before the.
Because of the liberties the author takes with the historical events of the time, the exact year the action of the play takes place is hard to pin down. Richard andrew palethorpe todd obe 11 june 1919 3 december 2009 was a 20thcentury irishborn british actor. Richard the first ruled england and its vassal states from 1189 to 1199. The most famous of these was sherwood forest, where the king often. It was interesting book, but hardly fine literature. When robin and his moorish companion come to england and the tyranny of the sheriff of nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the american illustrator and writer howard pyle. Richard armitage as sir guy of gisborne in robin hood richard armitage, vicar of dibley. It starred richard greene as the outlaw robin hood, and alan wheatley as his nemesis, the sheriff of nottingham.
Prince john is a male maneless lion, the younger brother of king richard, and the main antagonist of disneys 1973 animated feature film, robin hood. Richard greene actor the castle of fu manchu before achieving his greatest fame in the 1950s as televisions robin hood, handsome richard greene had a significant if largely unremarkable film career, turning in several skillful leading man performances in the late 1930s before becoming typecast in routine costume adventures. Jul 06, 2016 in my book the serpent grail, i had initially explored the arthurian legends to see what light they could shed on the link between the grail and the serpent, but i decided i should now spare the time to take a brief look at the history of britain and the period in which king arthur and then robin hood supposedly lived. Bertie says that most of our stories about robin hood come from an ancient ballad called a gest of robin hood that was written around the year 1450. This is commnunity of book bloggers and selfpublishedor traditional authors. How the robin hood myth was turned on its head by rightwingers. Asked in school subjects, mythology, childrens books, robin hood who was the king at the times. King richard was the older brother and, according to prince john, was favored by their mother. King richard, also known as richard the lionheart, is the rightful king of england, who left. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the english outlaw robin hood and his band of merry men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented old english idiom that preserves some flavor of the. Unlike most of the characters in this movie, and the robin hood legends, king richard the lionheart was a very real personas was his younger brother, john. Flynns robin hood is still loyal to king richard, but more than any of his. The rightful king of england king richard is a historical king whose younger brother unsuccessfully tried to usurp his throne while he was away fighting in the third crusade. Jun 14, 2019 disneys liveaction story of robin hood and his merrie men, directed by ken annakin with richard todd in the title role, is mostly just a bland, sanitized ripoff of the 1938 errol flynn.
King richard sword robin hood movie museum replicas. It was released in 12 countries on 12 may 2010, including the united kingdom and ireland and was. Sep 05, 2002 to mark the anniversary of king richard s attack on nottingham castle, nottinghams robin hood country guide takes a closer look at the background to the legend. Though frequently mentioned as an offscreen character sheriff vaisey and guy of gisborne wanted to murder him. In the rude days of king richard and king john there were many great woods in england. See more ideas about richard armitage, john thornton and actor.
Brian bedford as robin hood, a gifted archer who is devoted to helping the poor and downtrodden townspeople. Little is known of prince johns past, other than the fact that he is the younger brother of king richard. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. Comparison of king arthur and robin hood by andrea pena on prezi. See more ideas about robin, richard armitage and robin hood bbc. The king gladly granted his royal pardon to robin hood. King richard voice robin hood movie behind the voice.
With king richard away at the crusades, prince john rules england with an iron fist and tasks the. He seems to have had a lovehate relationship with his deceased mother eleanor of aquitaine, who he claims favored richard over him but. Find licensed prop replicas from hit movies like king richard s sword, made exactly like the screen weapon in ridley scotts robin hood, at. How robin hood defied king john and brought magna carta to. At locksley castle, robins father, who is loyal to king richard, is attacked by. The story of robin hood and his merrie men 1952 imdb. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of englands most enduring folk heroes. Being a retelling of the classic version of robin hood, this story is still a movie novelization, based off the movie by the same name. Aug 30, 2016 robin hood is a celebrated folk hero and a kind of good thief, but the earliest stories about robin hood depict a far different character.
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