Uniform Title |
Adventures of Robin Hood (Motion picture : 1938) |
Title |
The adventures of Robin Hood. |
Published |
Neutral Bay, NSW : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2009. |
©1938. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Warner Home Video : Y25197. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1938. |
Based upon ancient Robin Hood legends. |
Special features: Commentary by film historian Rudy Behlmer ; Leonard Maltin hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1938, featuring vintage newsreel, musical short Freddie Rich and His Orchestra and the classic cartoon Katnip Kollege ; Music-only audio track showcasing the film's Oscar winning score. |
Credits |
Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley. |
Performers |
Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains. |
Summary |
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
System details |
DVD video, Dolby 2.0, Region 4, regular 4:3, fullframe 1.33:1. |
Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Awards note |
Academy Award, Winner, Best Art Direction, 1939; Academy Award, Winner, Best Film Editing, 1939; Academy Award, Winner, Best Music, Original Score, 1939. |
Subjects |
Robin Hood(Legendary character)Drama |
Outlaws -- England -- Drama |
Poor -- England -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Sherwood Forest (England) -- Drama |
Nottingham (England) -- Drama |
Genre |
Swashbuckler films |
Action and adventure films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962 director. |
Keighley, William, 1889-1984 director. |
Flynn, Errol, 1909-1959 actor. |
De Havilland, Olivia actor. |
Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967 actor. |
Rains, Claude, 1889-1967 actor. |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962 .
- De Havilland, Olivia .
- Flynn, Errol, 1909-1959 .
- Keighley, William, 1889-1984 .
- Rains, Claude, 1889-1967 .
- Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967 .
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