Errol Flynn in his most iconic role, and what remains the definitive film version of Sherwood Forest’s legendary outlaw… though according to studio memos, Robin was originally slated as a starring role for James Cagney! (I suppose Robin was an outlaw, at that.) The Australian emphasized Robin as an aristocrat and monarchist, allaying any suspicions of Communist sympathies. The most versatile director on the Warner Brothers lot, Michael Curtiz (Angels with Dirty Faces; Casablanca) took over the reins after William Keighley went alarmingly over budget. It’s a rousing, bravura entertainment, in gorgeous three-strip Technicolor with a fine score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Michael Curtiz & William Keighley
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Eugene Pallette
USA
1939
English
Open to youth!
$10 youth tickets available
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Credits
Screenwriter
Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller
Cinematography
Tony Gaudio, Sol Polito
Editor
Ralph Dawson
Original Music
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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