Errol Flynn buckles his swashes in this classic historical adventure.
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10/16/07
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:40
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.9/10
Consensus: Errol Flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailor-made for the silver screen.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In Michael Curtiz's swashbuckling spectacle about the infamous outlaw and his band of merry men who "robbed from the rich and gave to the poor," Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice... [More]
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Reviews for The Adventures of Robin Hood
Top CriticPeerless action-adventure romp from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
10/16/07
Top CriticOne of the few great adventure movies that you can pretend you are treating the kids to when you are really treating yourself.
02/09/06
Top CriticFast-paced and loose, this 120-minute production concentrates mostly on fun, energy and high spirits.
09/05/03
Perhaps the quintessential Errol Flynn vehicle...
04/11/01
[Flynn] catapults across the screen with the greatest of ease, exuding so much charm and confidence that he seems to klieg-light the film all by himself.
04/05/06
A rousing, high-spirited family entertainment rightly regarded as one for the ages. [Blu-ray]
09/05/08
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) is noted as one of the greatest, most colorful costume dramas, swashbucklers, and adventure films in film history.
01/01/00
Sumptuous and highly energetic, The Adventures of Robin Hood is grand with a capital 'G' on every level.
08/21/03
Movies like this are beyond criticism.
10/16/07
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.
10/01/03
Top CriticThe archetypal Hollywood swashbuckler… everything big-screen derring-do should be: rousing, lighthearted, witty, romantic, colorful, moralistic, and richly satisfying… [Flynn is] the quintessential Robin Hood, jaunty, dashing, and fearless.
10/10/03
it’s a 65-year-old classic that still holds its rank as a movie among movies
10/04/03
Wanna smile? A lot? Rent this movie.
09/10/02
An entertaining 100 minutes that's well worth the price of admission, even if it's flawed in several respects.
08/16/03
Its purity of heart and purpose make it sheer, infectious fun.
08/21/03
Michael Curtiz's adventure, one of the most enjoyable swashbuckling epics made, flaunting star Errol Flynn at his very best, deservedly won several Oscar Awards, including editing for Dawson and music score for Korngold.
07/26/08
Few storybooks have been more brilliantly brought to life, page for page, chapter for chapter, derring-do for derring-do.
05/20/03
Top Critic...the quintessential movie swashbuckler.
08/29/08
A wonderful fairy tale of a movie with delightful, cartoonish figures.
01/01/00
Latest News for The Adventures of Robin Hood
October 13, 2005:
Errol Flynn's Grandson to Star ... as His Grandfather
Luke Flynn, grandson of legendary matinee idol Errol Flynn, will portray his grandfather in an upcoming biopic, says Variety. More...
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