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The Adventures of Robin
Hood - Special Edition
"The Adventures of Robin Hood was made with sublime innocence
and
breathtaking artistry, at a time when its simple values rang true. In
these cynical days when swashbucklers cannot be presented without an ironic
subtext, this great 1938 film exists in an eternal summer of bravery and
romance. We require no Freudian subtext, no revisionist analysis; it is
enough that Robin wants to rob the rich, pay the poor and defend the Saxons
not against all Normans, only the bad ones: 'It's injustice I hate, not
the Normans'."
"The movie involved a couple of firsts: The first Warner Bros.
film shot in the three-strip Technicolor process, and the first of 12
times Flynn would be directed by Michael Curtiz. It was the second of
eight films that Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland would make together."
----- Roger Ebert
Also staring: Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains and Patric Knowles
Selected for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry of American
Film.
DVD
- 2 Disc Set
- Original 1.33:1 aspect ratio
- Dolby Digital mono audio
- Commentary by author and film historian Rudy Behlmer
- Music-only audio track showcasing the Oscar-winning score
- "Warner Night at the Movies 1938" (introduced by Leonard
Maltin, which includes the theatrical trailer for "Angels with
Dirty Faces", a vintage newsreel, the original musical short
subject "Freddie Rich and His Orchestra" and the vintage
animated short "Katnip Kollege"
- Errol Flynn trailer gallery with trailers for twelve of his films
- "Glorious Technicolor" documentary narrated by Angela
Lansbury
- 65th Anniversary documentary, "Welcome to Sherwood: The Story
of The Adventures of Robin Hood"
- Two "Looney Tunes" cartoons "Rabbit Hood" and
"Robin Hood Daffy"
- Vintage Warner Bros. short subjects "Cavalcade of Archery"
(1945) and "The Cruise of the Zaca" (1952) with Errol Flynn
- "Robin Hood Through the Ages" featurette (on the various
screen adaptations)
- "A Journey to Sherwood Forest" featurette (with home movies
and behind-the-scenes footage)
- Outakes and "The Breakdowns of 1938 Warner Bros. Pictures"
blooper reel
- Audio of the May 11, 1938 National Radio Broadcast "The Robin
Hood Radio Show"
- Audio of Erich Wolfgang Korngold piano sessions
- Still galleries of historical art, costume designs, scene concept
drawings, cast & crew photos and publicity & poster materials
- Closed Captioned
- Subtitled in English, French, Spanish
- Dubbed in French, Spanish
Curator's Comments:
Read
Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Color
102 minutes
Released: 1938
Rated: PG
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English (Closed Captioned)
Genre: Action/Adventure/Family
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