A FILM TO REMEMBER: “THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD” (1938)

Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from “The Adventures of Robin Hood”.

Before I get into this, I want to make mention “A FILM TO REMEMBER” will be a series about films that have reached a milestone anniversary since their origin in being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The articles will contain the film’s plot outline, director, cast, a compilation of trivialities, various photos, movie trailer, critical reception and more. So, let’s start:

We are here to mark the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Michael Curtiz’s “The Adventures of Robin Hood”. Let’s take an inside look at the film:

PLOT OUTLINE:

In the late 12th century, when a power hungry prince and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in the king’s absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army.

Still image of filmmaker Michael Curtiz.

STUDIO:

Warner Bros. Pictures

DIRECTOR:

Michael Curtiz

CAST:

• Errol Flynn … Sir Robin of Locksley, a.k.a. Robin Hood
• Olivia de Havilland … Lady Marian Fitzwalter, a.k.a. Maid…