The film is about a Saxon knight who, in King Richard';;s absence in the Holy Land during the Crusades, fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army against Prince John and the Norman lords oppressing the Saxon commoners. Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. With his band of Merry Men, he robs from the rich, gives to the poor and still has time to woo the lovely Maid Marian, and foil the cruel Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and keep the nefarious Prince John off the throne.
October 29, 1893 in Camberwell, Lambeth, Surrey, England, UK
October 5, 1892 in London, England, UK
3 May 1898, Lisle, New York, USA
15 December 1882, Warwickshire, England, UK
23 January 1919, Beatrice, Nebraska, USA
7 December 1902, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 August 1905, New York, USA
10 February 1892, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
November 8, 1901 in Canada
30 July 1882, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
13 June 1892, Johannesburg, South Africa
20 March 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
10 November 1889, Camberwell, London, England, UK
February 18, 1901 in London, England, UK
22 October 1908, Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]
9 October 1878, Sacramento, California, USA
February 24, 1871 in Santa Barbara, California, USA
11 October 1892, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 19, 1897 in Yugoslavia
1 November 1904, Antwerp, Belgium
16 May 1893, Cumberland, England, UK
December 1, 1895 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1881 in Cheshire, England, UK
11 April 1883, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
July 4, 1934 in Hudkins Brothers Stable, San Diego, California, USA
August 23, 1890 in London, England, UK
March 17, 1891 in Yorkshire, England, UK
6 January 1902, Wisconsin, USA
March 27, 1917 in Dover, Kent, England, UK
6 June 1900, Nottingham, England, UK
February 22, 2016
The film is completely unabashed and utterly committed to delivering on its promise of adventure.October 16, 2007
Movies like this are beyond criticism.February 09, 2006
One of the few great adventure movies that you can pretend you are treating the kids to when you are really treating yourself.April 24, 2009
If prankish Fairbanks was a man's Robin Hood, handsome, romantic Flynn performs for everybody else.October 01, 2003
In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in an eternal summer of bravery and romance.July 27, 2010
One of the best swashbucklers ever.May 17, 2010
A rousing and fun popcorn movie of the highest order.September 02, 2010
Errol Flynn stars in swashbuckling family delight.August 16, 2011
Nearly every aspect of the Robin Hood myth we know today is embodied in this exciting, socially aware adventure.September 05, 2008
A rousing, high-spirited family entertainment rightly regarded as one for the ages. [Blu-ray]June 10, 2008
It is cinematic pageantry at its best, a highly imaginative telling of folklore in all the hues of Technicolor.August 21, 2003
Sumptuous and highly energetic, The Adventures of Robin Hood is grand with a capital 'G' on every level.