Cary elwes plays robin in the movie, and patrick stewart appears in the ending, spoofing sean connerys take on king richard. If you thought it was hard getting wages from him when he was alive, try getting wages from a dead king. Top 10 disney movies with historical mistakes 2018 see. It is an adaptation distillation of centuries of oral and written tradition, and book, television and film treatments. 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. 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. Richard todd, joan rice, peter finch, james hayter. When robin hood brian bedford and little john phil harris first appear. Ein pfeil robins verletzt dabei godfrey im gesicht, dieser. Robin hood is a war movie braveheart with all the violence but little of the gore. Little is known of prince johns past, other than the fact that he is the younger brother of king richard. The story follows the adventures of robin hood, little john and the inhabitants of. Robin hood and little john want to deliver essential pharmacies in the third world. When king john sees the french surrendering to robin instead of to.
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. 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. 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. I dont care about king arthur and as for robin hood im fine with robin hood. Disney will probably go with an original take on the remake of robin hood, as opposed to making it exactly like the original. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor, robin hood and his merry men are a permanent part of popular culture. He seems to have had a lovehate relationship with his deceased mother eleanor of aquitaine, who he claims favored richard over him but.
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. Though frequently mentioned as an offscreen character sheriff vaisey and guy of gisborne wanted to murder him. Robin hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with king john and the sheriff. 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. Prince of thieves 1991 kevin costner and christian. It was first released in the united states on november 8, 1973. Using the disney film to explore interpretations of john. I rather prefer they made a sequel to this movie instead of trying to reboot robin hood every five or ten years. Kings, queens and princes a beginners guide to 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. 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. Robin hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the crusades to woo and win maid marian one last time. The movie s song love received an oscar nomination for floyd huddleston and george bruns, but lost to the way we were. A beginners guide to robin hood robin hood bold outlaw. Feb 17, 2011 the robin hood legends form part of a corpus of outlaw stories which date from around the reign of king john. Prince of sherwood, starring jason braly as robin hood. He is the son of john crowe and jocelyn yvonne and was born in new zealand. 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. In one modern novel, robin was the lover of king richards queen, berengaria. Phil harris as little john, robin hoods best friend, who is very gluttonous and though not small at all still called little john. 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. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. 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 stars russell crowe as the iconic, legendary hero. If you have been looking for the scoop on the cast, here we go. Eleanor would be in her seventies when most robin hood stories are set. Robin hood2010 is an adventurous action movie directed by ridley scott. Explosions and boiling oil take out still more men. Prince john the adventures of robin hood villains wiki. The king was richard the lion heart, during the robin hood era. Little is known of prince john s past, other than the fact that he is the younger brother of king richard. But some tales have her madly in love with robin hood. Like most previous robin hood films, this movie has its own beat and style. 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. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. 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. 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.
Why does hollywood keep insisting on robin hood or king. Robin hood 1973 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. He is the eldest son of king henry and queen eleanor, and the elderbrother of prince john. Historic origins of the real robin hood history magazine. 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. 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 is based on the legend of robin hood, but uses anthropomorphic animals instead of people. Robin hood ist ein usamerikanischbritischer abenteuerfilm des regisseurs ridley scott aus.
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. Disneys robin hood is getting a liveaction remake on. See more ideas about robin hood, robin hood disney, disney. 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. It was released in 12 countries on 12 may 2010, including the united kingdom and ireland and was. Robin hood is a 1973 american animated buddy musical adventurecomedy movie. 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. 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. Robin hood 1973 movie simple english wikipedia, the. 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. But the wart grew up to become king arthur of camelot. 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.
One of the best parts about the 1973 version is the music by roger. 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. Robin is seen using a composite recurve bow in addition to his traditional longbow. With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater.
King philip realises that his plan to divide england has failed and calls off his invasion. 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. 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. 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. 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. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of popular cultures most enduring folk heroes. This movie was one of the few hollywood productions of recent years to. The robin hood legends form part of a corpus of outlaw stories which date from around the reign of king john. 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. John derek stars as robin hoods son in gordon douglas unremarkable revision of the tale. Set in england during the reign of king richard the lionheart, the adventures of. He was portrayed by the late claude rains, who also played griffin in the invisible man and erique claudin in the invisible man.
With sean connery, audrey hepburn, robert shaw, richard harris. Prince john is a mountain lion and the main antagonist of disneys 1973 film robin hood. 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. Because of the liberties the author takes with the historical events of the time, the exact. Prince of thieves 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. How robin hood defied king john and brought magna carta to. However, in the sherwood forest robin becomes their protector, training them to use weapons instead of pitchforks.
Jun 14, 2019 john derek stars as robin hoods son in gordon douglas unremarkable revision of the tale. 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 of loxley, his faithful nobleman, escapes and adventurously returns to his homeland. Crowe is the lead actor, and goes by the name robin longstride. If you want to start a disneyrobinhood page, just click the edit button above. Two other key outlaws, fulk fitzwarin and eustace the monk, were historical figures. 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. Robin hood elements new to the film character alterations. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system.
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