Synopsis: The later life of Robin Hood
Director: Richard Lester
Actors: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Nicol Williamson, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris
Date: 1976
How viewed: Lovefilm
Rating: 4/5
David Meyer says:
Only the English ... could write the characters with depth and great affection, never settle for a cheap or superficial resolution to any scene, make the costumes, settings, politics, and battles historically accurate, and join it all together with a saga of enduring love.
I say:
This was a surprisingly enjoyable and impressive film about the later life of Robin Hood. The film opens with Robin and Little John fighting the crusades abroad, and becoming increasingly annoyed with King Richard's brutality. On Richard's death, they head back to Nottingham, but after 10 years away, much has changed - Maid Marion has become a nun, and little remains of the Merry Men and the hideout in Sherwood. But the Sherriff is still there and the old animosities soon return when he kidnaps Marion. As David Meyer says, it's a really interesting take on the Robin Hood legend, and everything feels very accurate - it's muddy and dirty and bloody. It's also got a stellar cast - not only those listed above, but also Ronnie Barker as Friar Tuck (perfect!), Denholm Elliot, Kenneth Haigh, Ian Holm, etc. The only distraction was that (bizarrely) Connery kept reminding me of Andy Hamilton!
Only the English ... could write the characters with depth and great affection, never settle for a cheap or superficial resolution to any scene, make the costumes, settings, politics, and battles historically accurate, and join it all together with a saga of enduring love.
I say:
This was a surprisingly enjoyable and impressive film about the later life of Robin Hood. The film opens with Robin and Little John fighting the crusades abroad, and becoming increasingly annoyed with King Richard's brutality. On Richard's death, they head back to Nottingham, but after 10 years away, much has changed - Maid Marion has become a nun, and little remains of the Merry Men and the hideout in Sherwood. But the Sherriff is still there and the old animosities soon return when he kidnaps Marion. As David Meyer says, it's a really interesting take on the Robin Hood legend, and everything feels very accurate - it's muddy and dirty and bloody. It's also got a stellar cast - not only those listed above, but also Ronnie Barker as Friar Tuck (perfect!), Denholm Elliot, Kenneth Haigh, Ian Holm, etc. The only distraction was that (bizarrely) Connery kept reminding me of Andy Hamilton!
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