The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
A young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace. On the way home, his father is murdered by henchmen of Prince John. Robin takes up the life of an outlaw, gathering together his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest to avenge his father's death and to help the people of the land who are overtaxed by Prince John.
Director(s)
Ken Annakin
Peter Bolton
Alex Bryce
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A colourful and enjoyable Disnification of the tale from 12th century English folklore. This time, we have a tousled Richard Todd in the title role. He travels to Nottingham to take part in an archery contest with his father (Reginald Tate). They win, but say some rather disparaging things about the new Sheriff (Peter Finch) and his father is killed as they return home. This drives our hero to outlawdom, and the traditional good v evil battles commence. We are introduced to James Robertson Justice as "Little John" and a jovial James Hayter as "Tuck" and all engage in a battle with the evil Sheriff and his devious patron Prince John (Hubert Gregg). In this version, "Maid Marian" (Joan Rice) is the daughter of the previous Sheriff who has accompanied Richard the Lionheart to the Crusades; she defects with her beau to live in the forest and there, their romance blossoms. Sadly, the narrative is all to frequently augmented by the rather annoying singing of Alan-a-Dale (Elton Hayes) and the action scenes are a bit theatrical - as is the performance of the imperious Martita Hunt as Queen Eleanor, but it's still a fun historical costume romp that is an easy family film to watch.
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The directors of The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men are Ken Annakin, Peter Bolton, and Alex Bryce.
The cast of The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men includes Richard Graydon as Merrie Man, Patrick Barr as King Richard, James Hayter as Friar Tuck, Joan Rice as Maid Marian, Geoffrey Lumsden as Merrie Man, Wallace Bosco as Peasant (uncredited), Peter Finch as Sheriff of Nottingham, Michael Hordern as Scathelock, Reginald Tate as Hugh Fitzooth, Richard Todd as Robin Hood, Bill Owen as Stutely, John Brooking as Merrie Man, and more.
The duration of The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men is 1h 24 mins.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men was released on 26 May 1952.
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "A colourful and enjoyable Disnification of the tale from 12th century English folklore. This time, we have a tousled Richard Todd in the title role. He travels to Nottingham to..."
