The robin hood legends form part of a corpus of outlaw stories which date from around the reign of king john. The historical king of england was established as the main antagonist in the robin hood stories by howard pyle in his 1883 book the merry adventures of robin hood where johns characterization is heavily influenced by his portrayal in sir walter scotts ivanhoe. Because of the liberties the author takes with the historical events of the time, the exact. Explosions and boiling oil take out still more men. 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.
Apr 10, 2020 the movie s song love received an oscar nomination for floyd huddleston and george bruns, but lost to the way we were. It is based on the legend of robin hood, but uses anthropomorphic animals instead of people. 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. Set in england during the reign of king richard the lionheart, the adventures of. With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater. The story follows the adventures of robin hood, little john and the inhabitants of.
I dont care about king arthur and as for robin hood im fine with robin hood. This movie was one of the few hollywood productions of recent years to. Robin hood is a 2010 film starring russell crowe, cate blanchett, oscar isaac and mark strong, directed by ridley scott the film distinguishes itself from previous robin hood films in that, like other thenrecently rebooted franchises like star trek 2009 and the dark knight trilogy, it offers an expanded origin story for the hero, showing how he met his supporting cast and how he became an. With king richard away at the crusades, prince john rules england with an iron fist and tasks the sheriff of nottingham with the collection of high taxes and the capture of outlaw robin hood. Miller, the film depicts the legendary robin hood as a saxon knight who, in king richards absence in the holy land during the crusades, fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla band against prince john and the norman lords oppressing the saxon commoners the adventures of robin hood has been acclaimed by critics since its release. Robin of loxley, his faithful nobleman, escapes and adventurously returns to his homeland. In 1938s the adventures of robin hood, john played by claude rains is an overtaxing oppressor, while disneys robin hood showed john as a cowardly lion sucking his thumb. He is the eldest son of king henry and queen eleanor, and the elderbrother of prince john. Kings, queens and princes a beginners guide to robin hood. John derek stars as robin hoods son in gordon douglas unremarkable revision of the tale. Ein pfeil robins verletzt dabei godfrey im gesicht, dieser. When the king falls in battle in france, robin and his friends alan adale alan doyle, will scarlet scott grimes, and little john kevin durand escape and find the kings circle of knights have been ambushed in the woods by an english traitor, godfrey mark strong, and a band of frenchmen. Why does hollywood keep insisting on robin hood or king.
The movie s song love received an oscar nomination for floyd huddleston and george bruns, but lost to the way we were. When prince john and the norman lords begin oppressing the saxon masses in king richards absence, a saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Prince of thieves 1991 kevin costner and christian. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. 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. Robin hood 1973 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Like most previous robin hood films, this movie has its own beat and style. With sean connery, audrey hepburn, robert shaw, richard harris. Prince john is the main antagonist of disneys 21st fulllength animated feature film robin hood which is based on the legendary heroic outlaw of the same name, and one of the supporting antagonists in mickeys house of villains. King philip realises that his plan to divide england has failed and calls off his invasion.
It is an adaptation distillation of centuries of oral and written tradition, and book, television and film treatments. However, in the sherwood forest robin becomes their protector, training them to use weapons instead of pitchforks. Two other key outlaws, fulk fitzwarin and eustace the monk, were historical figures. Disney will probably go with an original take on the remake of robin hood, as opposed to making it exactly like the original. Robin hood elements new to the film character alterations. Most of the familiar story details everyone knows only developed through the centuries, including the association of richard and john, robin being a knight, a storming the castle climax, and even robin. Disneys robin hood is getting a liveaction remake on. He is robin hoods archnemesis he is an anthropomorphic lion who is a coward and a crybaby, who after his brother king richard is tricked into going on a crusade. Robin hood is a 1973 american animated buddy musical adventurecomedy movie. Robin is seen using a composite recurve bow in addition to his traditional longbow. One of the best parts about the 1973 version is the music by roger. Robin hood ist ein usamerikanischbritischer abenteuerfilm des regisseurs ridley scott aus. 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. Robin hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the crusades to woo and win maid marian one last time.
Robin hood2010 is an adventurous action movie directed by ridley scott. The original film followed the adventures of robin hood and little john as they teamed up. Jun 14, 2019 john derek stars as robin hoods son in gordon douglas unremarkable revision of the tale. He is a coward and a crybaby, who after his brother king richard is tricked into going a crusade, he assumes the crown and becomes somewhat. Crowe is the lead actor, and goes by the name robin longstride. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Robin hood universal is director sir ridley scotts latest epic foray into the time of the crusades his kingdom of heaven in 2005 dealt with the third crusade. Eleanor would be in her seventies when most robin hood stories are set. Prince john the adventures of robin hood villains wiki. Heroic robin hood along with his trusted companion little john and his devoted band of merry men conjures up one famously funny and. Feb 17, 2011 the robin hood legends form part of a corpus of outlaw stories which date from around the reign of king john. Historic origins of the real robin hood history magazine. 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. When king john sees the french surrendering to robin instead of to.
Little is known of prince john s past, other than the fact that he is the younger brother of king richard. The king was richard the lion heart, during the robin hood era. Robin hood 1973 movie simple english wikipedia, the. A beginners guide to robin hood robin hood bold outlaw. I give this movie five stars, because it does try to take into consideration much of the history going on in england in 1199 and much that was known about king richard and john and other historic factors to make the robin hood story more plausible. King richard, also known as richard the lionheart, is the rightful king of england, who left for the third crusade in the holy land, in 1187. Prince john is a mountain lion and the main antagonist of disneys 1973 film robin hood.
Robin hood and little john want to deliver essential pharmacies in the third world. Using the disney film to explore interpretations of john. If you thought it was hard getting wages from him when he was alive, try getting wages from a dead king robin longstride. But the wart grew up to become king arthur of camelot. John lackland, better known as prince john, is the main antagonist of the 1938 adventure film the adventure of robin hood, based on the real life john, king of england during his time before he succeeded his brother. 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. If you have been looking for the scoop on the cast, here we go. In one modern novel, robin was the lover of king richards queen, berengaria. It was first released in the united states on november 8, 1973.
I rather prefer they made a sequel to this movie instead of trying to reboot robin hood every five or ten years. Though frequently mentioned as an offscreen character sheriff vaisey and guy of gisborne wanted to murder him. Robin hood comes home after fighting in the crusades to learn that the noble king richard is in exile and that the despotic king john now rules england, with the help of the sheriff of rottingham. Here the evil prince john, brother of the king, has usurped the throne helped by the sheriff of rottingham and hes oppressing the hungry peasantry. How robin hood defied king john and brought magna carta to. He was portrayed by the late claude rains, who also played griffin in the invisible man and erique claudin in the invisible man. In the movie, set in 1199, robin hood supports the liberty of the people against king johns unreliable rule, while defending england against a secret french invasion. Robin hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with king john and the sheriff.
Popular works that depict john beyond the robin hood legends, such as james goldmans play and later film, the lion in winter, set in 1183, commonly present him as an effete weakling, in this instance contrasted with the more masculine henry ii, or as a tyrant, as in a. If you thought it was hard getting wages from him when he was alive, try getting wages from a dead king. In twelfth century england, robin longstride russell crowe and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. It was released in 12 countries on 12 may 2010, including the united kingdom and ireland and was. But some tales have her madly in love with robin hood. Men in tights robin hood comes home after fighting in the crusades to learn that the noble king richard is in exile and that the despotic king john now rules england, with the help of the sheriff of rottingham.
He seems to have had a lovehate relationship with his deceased mother eleanor of aquitaine, who he claims favored richard over him but. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor, robin hood and his merry men are a permanent part of popular culture. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. Phil harris as little john, robin hoods best friend, who is very gluttonous and though not small at all still called little john. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of popular cultures most enduring folk heroes. Robin hood is a war movie braveheart with all the violence but little of the gore. Plot in the thirteenth century, richard the lionheart king of england, who departed for the crusade, is captured and is prisoned in the holy land. Top 10 disney movies with historical mistakes 2018 see. The historical king of england was established as the main antagonist in the robin hood stories by howard pyle in his 1883 book the merry adventures of robin hood where john s characterization is heavily influenced by his portrayal in sir walter scotts ivanhoe. Little john is combined with the modern islamic member of the merry men who has turned up in many adaptations.
He was voiced by the late peter ustinov who also voiced his older brother king richard in the original english version and animated by disney veteran ollie johnston. He is an anthropomorphic lion who is a coward and a crybaby, who after his brother king richard is tricked into going on a crusade. If you want to start a disneyrobinhood page, just click the edit button above. 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. Mar 01, 2011 in 1938s the adventures of robin hood, john played by claude rains is an overtaxing oppressor, while disneys robin hood showed john as a cowardly lion sucking his thumb. May 29, 2010 robin hood universal is director sir ridley scotts latest epic foray into the time of the crusades his kingdom of heaven in 2005 dealt with the third crusade. He is the son of john crowe and jocelyn yvonne and was born in new zealand. Prince of sherwood, starring jason braly as robin hood.
Robin hood stars russell crowe as the iconic, legendary hero. When robin hood brian bedford and little john phil harris first appear. Cary elwes plays robin in the movie, and patrick stewart appears in the ending, spoofing sean connerys take on king richard. Little is known of prince johns past, other than the fact that he is the younger brother of king richard.
Richard todd, joan rice, peter finch, james hayter. See more ideas about robin hood, robin hood disney, disney. Prince of thieves 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Miller, the film depicts the legendary robin hood as a saxon knight who, in king richards absence in the holy land during the crusades, fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla band against prince john and the norman lords oppressing the saxon commoners.
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