Peerless action-adventure romp from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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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 CriticErrol Flynn buckles his swashes in this classic historical adventure.
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 CriticNo review available.
01/24/03
Perhaps the quintessential Errol Flynn vehicle...
04/11/01
In every department, the offer is flawless and under all conditions cannot miss skyrocketing to tremendous grosses.
06/05/02
Top CriticMovies 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 CriticNo review available.
05/24/08
Fast-paced and loose, this 120-minute production concentrates mostly on fun, energy and high spirits.
09/05/03
It is exhilarating because the film is, of course, one of the all-time great adventures and one of the most thoroughly entertaining movies ever made.
08/27/03
Sumptuous and highly energetic, The Adventures of Robin Hood is grand with a capital 'G' on every level.
08/21/03
The 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
[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 flawless swashbuckler!
09/28/05
...the quintessential movie swashbuckler.
08/29/08
There are classics and then there are Classics. This one's required viewing for any self-respecting movie geek.
07/25/02
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
No review available.
11/14/02
No review available.
06/04/04
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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