The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [HD DVD] | ![The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513CSOAGuWL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Actors: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $28.99
Buy New: $25.99
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Rating:  247 reviews
Sales Rank: 34028
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 79207
UPC: 012569792074
EAN: 0012569792074
ASIN: B000I0RR76
Theatrical Release Date: May 14, 1938
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Warner Brothers The Adventures Of Robin Hood - HD-DVD
A classictale of Sherwood Forest. Errol Flynn is eternallycharming as Robin, defender of the poor, tries torid England of Prince John's tyranny and gain thehand of the lovely Maid Marian, in this rousing family adventure!
Features:
Revealing documentaries on the movie's making and the technicolor process; Music-Only audio track;, Leonard Maltin Hosts "Warner Night At The Movies 1938," with Trailer, Newsreel, Musical Short, and Cartoon; Featurette - "Robin Hood Through the Ages"; Home Movies; More Vintage Cartoons, Short Subjects: Galleries ofArt/Photo/Publicity Materials; Audio-Only Extras-Radio Show and Korngold Scoring Session; Audio Format is English 1.0 DDP, French 1.0 DDP and Spanish1.0 DDP, Audio Commentary, Blooper Reel, Documentary, Music Videos, Trailers, Digitally Remastered In High Definition, HD-30
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Dashing Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood in the most gloriously swashbuckling version of the legendary story. Warner Brothers reunited Michael Curtiz, their top-action director, with the winning team of Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian) and perennial villain Basil Rathbone as the aristocratic Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and pulled out all stops for the production. It became their costliest film to date, a grandly handsome, glowing Technicolor adventure set to a stirring, Oscar-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The decadent Prince John (a smoothly conniving Claude Rains) takes advantage of King Richard's absence to tax the country into poverty but meets his match in the medieval guerrilla rebel Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, who rise up and, to quote a cliche coined by the film, "steal from the rich and give to the poor." Stocky Alan Hale Sr. plays Robin's loyal friend Little John (a part he played in Douglas Fairbanks's silent version), Eugene Palette the portly Friar Tuck, and Melville Cooper the bumbling Sheriff of Nottingham. Flynn's confidence and cocky charm makes for a perfect Robin Hood, and his easygoing manner is a marvelous counterpoint to Rathbone's regal bearing and courtly diction. The film climaxes in their rousing battle-to-the-finish sword fight, a magnificently choreographed scene highlighted by Curtiz's inventive use of shadows cast upon the castle walls. --Sean Axmaker
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Dashing Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood in the most gloriously swashbuckling version of the legendary story. Warner Brothers reunited Michael Curtiz, their top-action director, with the winning team of Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian) and perennial villain Basil Rathbone as the aristocratic Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and pulled out all stops for the production. It became their costliest film to date, a grandly handsome, glowing Technicolor adventure set to a stirring, Oscar-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The decadent Prince John (a smoothly conniving Claude Rains) takes advantage of King Richard's absence to tax the country into poverty but meets his match in the medieval guerrilla rebel Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, who rise up and, to quote a cliche coined by the film, "steal from the rich and give to the poor." Stocky Alan Hale Sr. plays Robin's loyal friend Little John (a part he played in Douglas Fairbanks's silent version), Eugene Palette the portly Friar Tuck, and Melville Cooper the bumbling Sheriff of Nottingham. Flynn's confidence and cocky charm makes for a perfect Robin Hood, and his easygoing manner is a marvelous counterpoint to Rathbone's regal bearing and courtly diction. The film climaxes in their rousing battle-to-the-finish sword fight, a magnificently choreographed scene highlighted by Curtiz's inventive use of shadows cast upon the castle walls. --Sean Axmaker
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 Don't waste money on the Blue Ray version November 15, 2008
Far from the earth-shattering restoration we were promised in this BluRay edition, this is just another direct port to BluRay from DVD.
The audio is still mono, a major disappointment. Still a great movie, but Warner Brothers didn't deliver the BluRay product they promised.
Those of us with upconverting players will get quality every bit as good from the plain old DVD version.
Ah...heroes with style! November 12, 2008
As opposed to the profane, dark, cruel anti-heroes of today, Errol Flynn smiles and laughs as he duels with the evil Sir Guy! Witty, humorous, charming and delightful. Action scenes are marvelously choreographed. The colors are brilliant and the action is fun (as opposed to being a showcase for special effects where blood splatters "realistically"). Ah, the good old days!
 wouldn't play November 3, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm sure if you have an HD DVD player this DVD would be fine, but I ordered it not realizing that it was specifically for HD machines, a
mistake that could have been easily avoided if that was stated clearly
in the description of the product.
I did find the DVD for regular machines but it's twice as much! Oh well, I'm ordering it anyway, cause I absolutely love this version of Robinhood!
i've always loved this movie. now i have my own copy. October 30, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
i dont spend much money on buying movies, because you see them on cable. but, lots of movies that i remember arent playing anywhere. so, sometimes you have to purchase.
 Vale a compra! October 22, 2008
Portuguese Language:
Se voce quer comprar um classico do cinema de aventura em alta definicao este e o filme. A imagem esta impecavel - ate por causa da fotografia em Technicolor - e a restauracao ficou magnifica.
So nao ganhou 5 estrelas pois falta legendas em portugues.
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