Robin Hood (1991 British film)
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| Directed by | John Irvin |
| Produced by |
Tim Bevan Sarah Radclyffe |
| Written by | Sam Resnick John McGrath (screenplay) Sam Resnick (story) |
| Starring |
Patrick Bergin Uma Thurman Jürgen Prochnow Edward Fox Jeroen Krabbé |
| Music by | Geoffrey Burgon |
| Cinematography | Jason Lehel |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
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13 May 1991 (Fox TV) |
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Running time
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116 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
Robin Hood is a 1991 British adventure film directed by John Irvin, executive produced by John McTiernan and starring Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Jeroen Krabbé and Edward Fox. Although originally intended for a theatrical release in the United States and South America, the film was premiered on the Fox network in those territories a month before the release of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It was released in cinemas in several countries in Europe and elsewhere, including Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
The film begins when a miller, who is poaching deer on lands belonging to the King of England, is detected by a hunting party led by the cruel Norman knight Sir Miles Folcanet (Jürgen Prochnow). The miller flees the hunting party until he runs into a Saxon earl, Robert Hode (Patrick Bergin), and his friend, Will. The miller pleads for help as the Normans arrive and threaten to poke the miller's eyes out. Before they can carry out the punishment, Hode (urged by Will) stops them. Folcanet is enraged and demands that Hode be punished by the local Sheriff (shire-reeve), Roger Daguerre (Jeroen Krabbé).
Daguerre is Robert's friend and initially orders a light punishment, but Hode feels betrayed, insults Daguerre, and is outlawed as a result. He flees into Sherwood Forest, meets John Little and the usual cast of Merry Men, and under the name "Robin Hood" takes up arms and fights against the Norman nobility. Robin also falls for Daguerre's niece, Mariane (Uma Thurman), who is promised to Folcanet, and the climax of the film is an attack on Nottingham Castle to stop the wedding.
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