DrZom-77-388656 As a young boy in the 50s or early 60s, I discovered in the local library a version of the Robin Hood story written in very odd English... not so old that I could not understand it, but clearly not modern American English. So much of it was familiar, but much of it was new to me... despite Errol Flynn and Richard Greene.The book ended so differently than I expected. Marian poisoned Robin and herself. Robin shot an arrow out the window of the abbey, and told John to bury them where it fell.The ending of this movie is not something concocted in the 70s. This is the traditional end of the story of Robin and Marian. The end of the story that most of us never knew. The ending of a great love story.Such a wonderful, bittersweet telling of the end of the story. When someone asks me my favorite Sean Connery movie, I never hesitate.Now after all these years, I find myself finally rating this timeless love story, one that few even know. I cannot give a ten, as nothing is perfect. Although this telling comes close.I cannot recommend this movie highly enough.

grantss Bitter-sweet and quirkily funny.It is 20 years after Robin Hood's heroics against Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Since then Robin (played by Sean Connery) has spent all his time outside of England, fighting as Richard the Lionheart's right-hand man in the Crusades and in France. His only connection to his past life in Sherwood Forest is his faithful companion, Little John (Nicol Williamson). However, Richard the Lionheart is now dead and a war-weary, middle-aged Robin decides to return to England. His first priority: rekindle his relationship with Maid Marian (Audrey Hepburn). However, if he figured on a peaceful life he didn't bargain on the machinations of the Sheriff of Nottingham and King John.Sweet, poignant yet action-filled movie. Quite an original angle to the Robin Hood story. Almost every Robin Hood movie ends with Richard the Lionheart returning to England and Robin the hero, set to live happily ever after with Maid Marian. Setting this in Robin's middle-age makes for an interesting storyline.Good action sequences and some quirky, understated humour too. Some of the comedic moments are very out-of-the-blue.Moreover, a quite emotional movie - the final few scenes especially so.Not all good. Can be a bit clumsy at times. This is sometimes the result of trying to be a comedy and a drama at the same time.Solid performances by Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn in the lead roles. Good work from a star-studded supporting cast which includes Richard Shaw, Richard Harris, Ronnie Barker, Denholm Elliott and Ian Holm.

ma-cortes Sherwood forest 20 years later , Robin Hood (Sean Connery , he was the oldest actor to play him up to that point) along with Little John (Nicol Williamson) , aging none too gracefully , return exhausted from the Crusades , a land of mud and grime . After a long separation , Robin is reunited with Maid Marian (Audrey Hepburn , she took the role , in part, from the insistence of her sons) who is now a nun . Robin attempts to woo and win Maid Marian one last time . Love is the greatest adventure of all , as their dormant feelings for each other reawakened ; then , Robin spirits her to Sherwood forest . But the wicked sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw) is still in there kidnapping nuns , and oppressing peasants . Credit this retelling of the Sherwood legend with attempting to be something different , including elderly Robin and Marian as well as a veteran collection of Merrie men . The movie has adventure , romance , great action sequences well staged with stylish and vitality , grueling as well as pulsating combats , blood stuff , and results to be pretty entertaining . Although is a little revisionist and twilight about characters , history and time when is developed the action in a dirty , gritty Middle Age ; as a lot of spectators disapproved the changes of Robin Hood's classic canon . Too long in places doesn't hurt an otherwise enjoyable film . The action is reasonable well staged though of it is so unlikely as not be thrilling . Interesting and inspired script by James Goldman , he had already written The lion in Winter (1968), which included the characters of Richard and John Plantagenet in their younger years , besides : Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine .Connnery is nice as exhausted Robin ; however , the producers originally wanted Albert Finney to play Robin and Sean to play Little John . This was Audrey Hepburn's first film in nine years after she had taken a break to raise her family , here she gives a marvellous acting . Richard Harris agreed to play the cameo role of King Richard the Lionheart as a favor to Sean Connery, whom he had befriended while filming Molly McGuire (1970) . Connery himself later made a cameo appearance as Richard the Lionheart in Robin Hood , prince of thieves (1991) . Excellent support cast such Ronnie Barker as Friar Tuck , Kenneth Haigh , Kenneth Cranham , Ian Holm as King John and brief acting by Victoria Abril as Queen Isabella . In addition , including four Oscar nominees : Richard Harris, Denholm Elliott, Ian Holm and Robert Shaw . Being this one of three movies starring Sean Connery and Denholm Elliott , being the other two Cuba (1979) and Indiana Jones and the last Crusade (1989). Sean Connery and Robert Shaw previously played adversaries in Fron Russia with love (1963) . Sensitive and thrilling musical score by the classic composer John Barry . Colorful cinematography with breathtaking scenarios by magnificent cameraman David Watkin , shot in Spain : Pamplona, Navarra, and Villalonso, (Castle) Zamora . The motion picture was well directed by Richard Lester providing attractive images in its own right , being filmed in his peculiar style coupled with typical surrealist comic touches . At the beginning Lester directed various Beatles vehicles and subsequently made known comedies : ¨The knack¨ , a satire : ¨The bed sitting room¨ and a drama : ¨Petulia¨ . He got a big success with ¨The Three Musketeers¨ (1973), which he shot simultaneously with ¨The Four musketeers¨ (1974) for producer Ilya Salkind , resurrected his career . When the Salkinds (Ilya and his father Alexander Salkind) were in the midst of filming ¨Superman¨ (1978) simultaneously with its sequel, Lester was hired as a supervising producer, then took over the filming of the sequel, ¨Superman II¨ (1980), when original director Richard Donner was fired . The sequel was a financial and critical success , and he was hired to direct the far-less successful ¨Superman III¨ (1983). At the end of the 1980s, Lester returned to the storyline that had revitalized his career back in the early 1970s, filming a second sequel to "The Three Musketeers" titled : ¨The return of the musketeers¨ . However, after his close friend, actor Roy Kinnear died during the shooting , Lester seemed to lose heart with the movie-making business , he has not directed another film.Other versions about this famous personage are the followings : ¨Robin Hood price of thieves (1991) ¨ by Kevin Reynolds with Kevin Costner , Alan Rickman and Morgan Freenan , the same year was exhibited ¨Robin Hood¨ by John Irvin with Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman but was a flop though the critics considered best adaptation . Plus , ¨Robin Hood¨ (2010) by Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe , Cate Blanchett , Mark Addy , Kevin Durand . The classic rendition is ¨The adventures of Robin Hood¨ by Michael Curtiz with Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland.

GusF A hugely enjoyable and surprisingly realistic treatment of the legend of Robin Hood. Usually, updated versions of traditional stories make me shudder and wish that I wasn't a teetotaler but this is an excellent example of how to do it right. The film maintains the traditional setting but explores the later lives of Robin and Marian as well as the difficulties associated with growing old. Well, by the standards of the time anyway! Sean Connery is excellent as the ageing hero Robin, a type of character that he would later revisit in the unofficial Bond film "Never Say Never Again", while Audrey Hepburn delivers a charming and wonderfully understated performance as Marian. In their only film together, they have great chemistry and you never doubt for a second that Robin and Marian are in love. The storyline is very strong and the supporting cast is excellent, particularly Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Richard Harris as Richard the Lionheart (who is depicted much more realistically than in any other Robin Hood film that I've seen) and Nicol Williamson as Little John. While the character does have plenty of comic moments, Ronnie Barker's performance as Friar Tuck is the straightest that I've ever seen him.