If prankish Fairbanks was a man's Robin Hood, handsome, romantic Flynn performs for everybody else.
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04/24/09
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
US Box Office: $0
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 CriticA rousing, high-spirited family entertainment rightly regarded as one for the ages. [Blu-ray]
09/05/08
...the quintessential movie swashbuckler.
08/29/08
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
It is cinematic pageantry at its best, a highly imaginative telling of folklore in all the hues of Technicolor.
06/10/08
Top CriticNo review available.
05/24/08
No review available.
04/11/08
Errol Flynn buckles his swashes in this classic historical adventure.
10/16/07
Top CriticPeerless action-adventure romp from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
10/16/07
Top CriticMovies like this are beyond criticism.
10/16/07
[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
One 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 CriticA flawless swashbuckler!
09/28/05
Superb Flynn adventure in every way.
01/03/05
No review available.
12/28/04
No review available.
06/04/04
No review available.
02/27/04
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
it’s a 65-year-old classic that still holds its rank as a movie among movies
10/04/03
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 CriticLatest 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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