The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
93%RT Audience Score: 89%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
6 wins & 2 nominations total
Errol Flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailor-made for the silver screen.
The Adventures of Robin Hood is the ultimate swashbuckling adventure that will have you cheering for the hero and booing the villain. With its vibrant Technicolor hues and lightning-fast sword fights, this movie is a feast for the eyes and the soul. Errol Flynn is the perfect Robin Hood, charming and daring, while Basil Rathbone is the ultimate foil as the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne. This movie is a classic for a reason, and it’s sure to leave you feeling like you can take on the world (or at least a few bad guys). So grab your popcorn and get ready for a wild ride through Sherwood Forest!
Production Company(ies)
MSNBC Films,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Hooker Oak Tree, Bidwell Park – Manzanita Avenue, Chico, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for adventure violence
Year of Release
1938
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.37 : 1
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 11, 1938 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2003
Genre(s)
Adventure/Action
Keyword(s)
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Olivia de Havilland – Maid Marian
Basil Rathbone – Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Claude Rains – Prince John
Patric Knowles – Will Scarlett
Eugene Pallette – Friar Tuck
Director(s)
Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Writer(s)
Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller
Producer(s)
Hal B. Wallis
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
6 wins & 2 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (48)
It is cinematic pageantry at its best, a highly imaginative telling of folklore in all the hues of Technicolor.
June 10, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Movies like this are beyond criticism.
October 16, 2007
Don Druker
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
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.
October 10, 2003 | Rating: A+
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
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.
October 1, 2003 | Rating: 4/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Sumptuous and highly energetic, The Adventures of Robin Hood is grand with a capital ‘G’ on every level.
August 21, 2003 | Rating: A
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News
TOP CRITIC
Movie pageantry at its best, done in the grand manner of silent spectacles, brimming over with the sort of primitive energy that drew people to the movies in the first place.
August 19, 2003
Elliott Stein
Village Voice
TOP CRITIC
The Adventures of Robin Hood remains ageless, undemanding in the most marvelous of ways, and rich with effervescent filmmaking and performances.
March 21, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Staff battling and sword fighting choreography are quite amusing, with Flynn and Rathbone engaging in believable matches of lightning-fast fencing.
July 24, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
…it is only the brilliant, amazingly versatile use of color that puts suspense and excitement into Robin Hood…
April 20, 2020
Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)
Esquire Magazine
The Adventures of Robin Hood has the fine sweep and action of the best silent days, and all the sound and splendor of the modern screen. One of the season’s finest films.
April 1, 2019
Ann Ross
Maclean’s Magazine
The film is completely unabashed and utterly committed to delivering on its promise of adventure.
February 22, 2016 | Rating: 4.5/5
Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film
Nearly every aspect of the Robin Hood myth we know today is embodied in this exciting, socially aware adventure.
August 16, 2011 | Rating: 4/4
Wesley Lovell
Cinema Sight…
Plot
Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. With his band of Merry Men, he robs from the rich, gives to the poor and still has time to woo the lovely Maid Marian, and foil the cruel Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and keep the nefarious Prince John off the throne.
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