Why does robin hood speak with a french accent in the. Film critique this 1922 version of the famous story of robin hood, directed by allan dwan was the first motion picture ever to have a formal hollywood premiere held at. Its pace is too stately for its own good and the whole thing is much too long. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. Douglas fairbanks in robin hood amid bigbudget medieval pageantry, king richard goes on the crusades leaving his brother prince john. Belgium, brazil, canada, colombia, cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong, india. From gritty crime thrillers to heartfelt romances to riveting reallife stories, these dramatic movies pack a punch.
Hood 1922 at silentera douglas fairbanks in robin hood is available for free download at the internet archive. Robin hood is a historical romantic drama and a swashbuckler starring douglas fairbanks. Robin hood, a silent film starring douglas fairbanks. Overall, robin hood remains an engaging and grand epic film and it is given a fine presentation in this dvd home video version, which has been replaced by the kino edition noted above. Robin hood, douglas fairbanks biggest though not necessarily best production of the silent era, represents the first time that many familiar of the elements of the robin hood legend were. His majesty, the american had been the title of an earlier fairbanks film. Robin hood, starring douglas fairbanks and wallace beery, is the first motion picture ever to. Huntingdon does not become robin hood until more than half the film has passed. However, no one can deny its mythic atmosphere and gorgeous visuals. It was the first motion picture ever to make a hollywood premiere, held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922.
Robin hood was the most expensive movie ever made at the time of its release in 1922. Douglas fairbanks spells out why he was the swashbuckling hero of the day, putting on a bravara performance here, especially after he dons the robin hood gear. Wallace beery waits for the shows and grabs a bite in robin hood 1922. If an article link referred you here, please consider editing it to point directly to the intended page. Douglas fairbanks in robin hood 1922 directed by allan dwan. The movies full title is douglas fairbanks in robin hood. List of films and television series featuring robin hood wikiwand. Robin hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in selfpreservation, from his service in king richards army against the french. His story has been featured in books, plays, movies and cartoons as well. Having seen both robin hood 2010and prince of persia in a single weekend gave me a craving to revisit this 1922 movie. Robin hood starts out as robert, the earl of huntington and a loyal lieutenant to richard i of england, the lionheart.
Apprised of englands peril by message from his ladylove marian, the dashing earl of huntingdon endangers his life and honor by returning to oppose john, but finds himself and his friends outlawed, and marian. Its full title, under which it was ed, was douglas fairbanks in robin hood. Amid bigbudget medieval pageantry, king richard goes on the crusades leaving his brother prince john as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. Awesome storytelling here, even though, yes, it was made in 1922, is silent and runs 2 hours and 12 minutes. Robin hood is a folk hero from the middle ages in england.
The traditional view of robin hood suggests he was an outlaw who fought injustice and helped the poor. Robin hood was a dream project for dashing douglas fairbanks and he brought the full resources of his studio to the film, building the largest standing set ever for prince johns magnificent castle and filling open plains with thousands of extras. Upon richards death, robin travels to nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow lady marion, a woman skeptical of the identity and. The adventures of robin hood was shot on location in various areas of california. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of. The adventures of robin hood film by curtiz and keighley. A nobleman becomes the vigilante robin hood who protects the. It was the first motion picture ever to have a hollywood premiere, held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. This was probably a reference to the robin hood movie made with kevin costner as robin hood where they didnt even bother to teach him an english accent. He is a legendary person whom people have told stories about for many years. Together with his merry men, he struggles to free england from the tyrannical prince john and win the hand of the lovely maid marian.
Armed only with a bow and arrow, robin hood is a goodhearted outlaw who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. This film, made at the eclair studio in fort lee in 1912, was restored from a 16mm print and 35mm nitrate elements provided to the film commission by the late film collector al dettlaff. Robin hood was the first movie to have a hollywood premiere. This film was directed by allan dwan and starred douglas fairbanks as robin hood. The premiere was held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. Directed by allan dwan produced by douglas fairbanks. In later versions, he was seen as loyal to the rightful king king. T he cannes film festival has picked the most rousing possible opener with this new cinema treatment of the robin hood legend. The movies full title, under which it was ed, is douglas fairbanks in robin hood. The scene where marian and robin meet again in the woods, surrounded by shafts of light coming. The earl of huntingdon accompanies king richard on a crusade but returns to england when he learns of prince johns efforts to.
Robin hood 1922 is not an ideal introduction to the charismatic action star douglas fairbanks. Douglas fairbanks in robin hood is a 1922 american silent film by allan dwan with douglas fairbanks. The adventures of robin hood, american romantic adventure film, released in 1938, that is considered one of the great cinematic adventures and starred errol flynn in what became the defining role of his career. The film is ranked number 78 in the list of the top 100 silent era films of the influential website silent era. Robin hood definition of robin hood by merriamwebster. While all of these videos were found on youtube, each was created by a different person around the world. The adventures of robin hood was made with sublime innocence and breathtaking artistry, at a time when its simple values rang true. Goodman and durrance have made a dense, numbersdriven subject very accessible and they expertly balance the overwhelming bleakness and cynicism of the voter suppression effort with the integrity of those who are fighting it. The film tells the tale of robin hood, with flynn as the legendary bandit trying to aid.
This image might not be in the public domain outside of the united states. The sense of scale still awes audiences, yet none of it detracts from the vigorous presence of. Clouzot, paul meurisse, simone signoret, vera clouzot, 1955, france. The adventures of robin hood critics consensus errol flynn thrills as the legendary title character, and the film embodies the type of imaginative family adventure tailormade for the silver screen. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Enter robin hood, acrobatic champion of the oppressed, laboring to set things right. Hand placing robin hood 1922 film can onto chaplin can. See the full list of robin hood cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Wikipedia article, wikidata item this is a disambiguation page. National catholic register silent action king douglas fairbanks sr. Any fan of douglas fairbanks will find this tremendous fun.
Robin hood is a part myth and part legend a romantic figure who has evolved over the centuries since robin hood first appeared in popular ballads. Robin hood, starring douglas fairbanks and wallace beery, is the first motion picture ever to have a hollywood premiere, held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. In these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic subtext, this great 1938 film exists in. Huge castles and grand forests made up most of the film, and they were of a scale that gave the whole thing an epic feel, even if it is was one of the slower robin hood tellings ive seenuntil the last act. Enter robin hood, acrobatic champion of the oppressed, laboring to set things right through swash buckling feats and cliffhanging perils. If you know how hollywood films work, you will see a great deal of in jokes and references to other movies its a common practice meant to pay homage, and to poke a little fun, depending on. Robin hood 1922 movie simple english wikipedia, the. The film is ranked number 78 in the list of the top. Robin hood 1922 is one of many, many adaptations of the robin hood mythos. Robin hood definition is a person or group likened to a heroic outlaw. He was practicing parkour long before anyone put a name to it, and this film features some enormous stunts. Robin hood simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Huntingdon adopts the name robin hood and gathers a band of merry men led by the stalwart little john alan hale to fight the prince and his henchman, the high sheriff of nottingham william lowery. Bidwell park in chico stood in for sherwood forest, although one major scene was filmed at the california locations lake sherwood and sherwood forest, so named because they were the location sites for the earlier douglas fairbanks production of robin hood 1922.
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