Today that arrow split (and every other arrow shot) would've been CGI but a guy called Howard Hill actually shot every single arrow in this film. Yes. Even that arrow splitting shot.
I believe Howard Hill was an Olympic champion in archery. Interesting that Hill was Flynn's "opponent" in the final shoot out for the trophy. Hill also 'shot' most of Robin Hood's victims; I'm sure the stunt men were paid extra for that hazardous duty.
literally everything is CGI in movies now. in that Boxing Movie "Creed" there is actually CGI in the fight scenes. why the fuck does a boxing movie need CGI. fuck hollywood
If I remember correctly he actually has a small cameo in the movie. As an archer takin a shot at Robin as he escapes the castle in the beginning of the movie
Ed C Was he ever. And hard to believe looking at the quality of this print that it will be 80 years ago this October that principal shooting began on this classic movie.
@@rogeredwarrddeshon5000 Excellent and hilarious, but it is a comedic parody of all the Robin Hood films up to that point so I would not categorize it as a legitimate Robin Hood film. As a parody it is more of its own thing, Would you consider Weird Al's work as the best versions of the songs they are parodying? or as their own thing that are only based on the original songs? same thing.
Without a doubt the technicolor makes this film a masterpiece. And an interesting fact: the original Technicolor process used only black and white film - or rather, three rolls of black and white film run through the camera synchronously. Each 'strip' of film was exposed through a colored filter. The reason that original, 3-strip Technicolor looks so gorgeous is that the process captured every nuance of color; unlike Dye Process film, which can only approximate true color, and which fades unevenly over time. If you look carefully at this clip you will notice that colors do not 'recede', or fade, with distance, and this is another feature of 3-strip Technicolor. Take a look at the very last scene - the medium closeup of Maid Marian. The red in the very background is as rich as the red of Marian's lips. This effect makes all scenes, and especially landscapes, look rich and sumptuous. If only real life were shot in Technicolor!
Correct, in that the Technicolor process at the time was three strip, one for each primary color. But there are disadvantages to that process. First, shooting with three strips on one camera is a complex undertaking, mechanically. Second, it's very expensive, considering that you must shoot with three rolls of film at once. And finally, a lot of light is required to properly shoot with it. As soon as single filmstrip color became available, it was inevitable that the three strip process would be considered obsolete despite how good the color can look with it.
Basil Rathbone went to a 'posh' school called Repton College about 20 miles from the town where I live & is, believe it or not, about 30 miles from the city of Nottingham. Errol Flynn worked at Northampton Rep theatre, a distance of about 40 miles or so.
I think she's the last A-list movie star left from the 1930's, who was an adult leading lady in the thirties. Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple and Elizabeth Taylor are all gone.
I love the look of respect and bewilderment on Prince John and Sir Guy's face when he splits the arrow. Even though it was what they needed to prove that the tinker was Robin Hood and even though they hated him, it still shows that they fear him and are amazed by his skill with a bow.
Shot in vivid color. 1938! Claude Raines was a superb actor! Casablanca was only one of many films he made memorable with his rich delivery. Retired to rural Vermont where he died in the 1960's.
@@aleksandarstix3097 False, this movie was shot in the Technicolor-3-stripes-process, that was patented in 1932 ! The colors you see were absolutely authentic, no later digital colorization here.
When I was 10 I became obsessed with this movie and took up Archery. I practiced all summer long and actually did this! My greatest Athletic achievement.
Olivia D H was just 21 when she made this. When I first saw it as a kid, must be 50 years ago or more, she might as well have been 40. But now, to me she just looks like a kid herself.
This scene alone is way better made and more entertaining than anything the cinema has given us in the past 15 years. This film is often called "A Masterpiece where everything was done perfect" and that couldn't be more true.
What an amazing sight this movie must have been when released, the medieval period brought to life in color in a time that pretty much all movies where black and white. It's still very impressive watching it now, I wish more medieval movies dared to show colorfull heraldry like this.
@@d66634 Tyrone Power in the 1940 film The Mark of Zorro was a more worthy adversary. Rathbone acknowledged this, he once said in an interview that Power "could fence Flynn into a cocked hat." Hahaha, lol!
My Favorite Actor and My Favorite Movie of all time! Simply put.....A timeless Classic! "That's my court of last resort Sir Guy! it's verdict is always final"
She's lived twice as long as Errol did. Life is best when you still have it. I'm no expert, but I don't think long term planning was Flynn's strong suit.
Brilliant Errol Flynn never be another one like him only lived fifty years but what a life my favourite actor along with Charlton Heston Gary Cooper RiP too these great actor's.
The cinematography here is just unbelievable. It messes with my head a bit to think this film was released two years *before* Nazi Germany invaded France.
Hear hear to this being the best version made yet. I grew up watching this on Sunday afternoons in the 70’s at least once a year. Strongest cast around Flynn with Claude Raines and Basil Rathbone et al. Gotta love the balls on Sir Robin in the early scene dumping the deer on the table and spitting the meat in front of Sir Guy and Prince John. What brass! You know you have a charmed life if you get outta some $hit like that with your a$$ in tact. 🤣Filming of shadows in single combat with swords in the castle is also a gem.
Errol Flynn was and is the best Robin Hood ever. F#*% all the other Robin Hood movies over the years. This movie will always be the best at all time. 🙏
Man, this is gorgeous looking!! Thanks for posting! I am overdue for seeing this awesome movie again. Errol was the greatest Robin Hood ever and Basil Rathbone, what a classic villain to counter Errol. Their sword fights were epic. Thanks again!
There is a great double act of villainous contrasts running through the movie: Rains, the boss, silkily menacing, Rathbone- the enforcer- so sharp (like his profile) that he could cut through rope. Not so far removed from WB's gangster pix. Note the clear, mumble-free diction everyone uses. The theatrical manner of speaking which these British Empire stars had been taught pays off when delivering literate lines. The dialogue has a clever flavor of the Middle Ages that does not lapse into weird argot, unlike the subtitles of Doug Fairbanks's version. And despite the big budget and grandiose settings, Mike Curtiz is not overawed. He keeps the story rattling along like a film noir, aided by Korngold's propulsive score. The dream machine at its peak, firing on all cylinders. Intelligence and flair in all departments.
To rick s this movie is vastly superior to the wizard of oz ( which I do like a lot incidentally) the use of Technicolor here is the greatest that I have ever seen abousulutely stunning. A great film. From Michael from Yorkshire and proud of it.
Two different films of the same era. Wizard of Oz has more aspects to it than Robin Hood. I would put Robin Hood as a second to Wizard of Oz because of the musical aspect to Oz. Oz contains every element a movie can have. Songs would not likely to have worked with Robin Hood and its Korngold score has been a favorite (bought the recording to it in the 80s when it became available) but Oz tops all films by achieving excellence in story, metaphor, and openness to interpretation. It holds, as Robin Hood does, drama, comedy, action, adventure, sound, performances, costumes, sets, and all artfulness to an excellent standard. Oz incorporates not only songs but some of the most beloved songs in the history of recorded music which have been sung since their output by artists of all backgrounds: from the most abstract and experimental to the most popular. Both films have huge social and political impact with inspirations to movements but because of Oz's repeated and announced showings on TV (Robin Hood did not get a prime time annual event status but was relegated to weekend UHF viewing) it had an enormous influence on upcoming film makers from John Waters, David Lynch to Greta Gerwig that Robin Hood, while having influence, did not have.
The actor at 1:06 is Holmes Herbert who is a distant relation of mine from here in the UK. Family emigrated to Canada in 1911 and took up farming. Holmes, real name Edward Jenner took himself off from farming and made a name for himself on screen and stage.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold's music, which received an Oscar, is very much a part of the film. Perhaps, there is a bit too much of it, but it is a notable achievement nonetheless.
@@billsykes2977 Dresses actually looked closer to those of this movie than to contemporary Hollywood productions 😉😉. Life wasn't the exact best, but people knew they had to lift up a bit the morale with some color (also hence the illuminations, stained painted glasses and so on).
One of the great scenes from a great movie. I love the 1938 Best Picture winner, "You Can't Take It With You," but "The Adventures of Robin Hood" should've won. Between Erroll Flynn and Olivia deHavilland and the two greatest villains of all time, Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone, breathtaking Technicolor when Technicolor was in its infancy and still, the greatest film score of all time, by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, this film was in a class by itself.
My father was in the 8th Air Force in Mendelsham England in 1943. He told me how Errol Flynn bought him a drink in a pub one night before he had to go out the next day on a mission. Flynn said he admired him.
i absolutly LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing old movies like this or wizard of oz in 4k or blu ray - you see every bit of sweat on their brow/ every wrinkle/colors you never seen before. for a modern movie i dont care about this - but when you take into account this is from 70 years ago, its like going back in time, your seeing things which havent been seen since the day this was filmed. fascinating!
Sad that they didn't use the PROPER bit of dialogue from the original story of the archery contest. Stories that were ONLY put to paper after having been fire-side folk-stories for generations of men i.e. were notably for being lyrical and mellifluous. His Opponent shoots and strikes the "bull" and Robin laughs and says "Well, I might not mend it, but I may mar it" and splits the arrow.
The BLU-RAY enhances the all ready superb 3-strip Technicolor FILM. The aniline dyes in the film made for stable color that is as beautiful as the day it was shot. Very expensive in the 30's The Adventures of IS the one about 10 top TECHNICOLOR productions. Thanks to Cinematographer TONY GAUDIO is also due. And thanks to Warner Bros at their peak!!!
Arguably, this is the first successful and best 3-strip Technicolor film. The outdoor sets really showed how movies could look better than the actual B&W world of the time. Not until GWTW and The Wizard of Oz (both 1939) was Robin Hood equalled.
Mel Gibson, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger, Russell Crowe or even Chris Hemsworth had nothing on the star power of this trailblazing Aussie actor. If not for Errol Flynn, every Aussie who came to Hollywood after would never had made it out from behind a bar.
Olivia de Havilland was our last living movie star going back to the 1930's. Other than her obvious beauty, what impressed me most about her roles was her calm, reassuring voice , and her intelligence. She was a female pioneer in standing up to Warner's in the 40's. Some may remember her as Melanie or for her Oscar roles. For me, it will always be as Maid Marian. And if you can get your co-star aroused enough during your kissing scene, that he has to do a wardrobe change, that's not acting. That's amore.
I've been fortunate to see this film at least 3 times in the theater, looks even better there. I also have the soundtrack vinyl record made by Korngold's son, as well as CD versions by other orchestras.
In Ivanhoe and some other retellings they have a tie-breaker round of "shooting at the wand" in which the archers try to hit a much more difficult target of a vertical stick.
I have a belt from this film. It was worn by one of the trumpeters at the beginning of this scene and in the Nottingham castle feast scene. It is extremely rare..
I still can't figure out what happened. Could they not get the right cut to have Robin kick the Sheriff? It's sad in a way such a fantastic movie has a blatant jump cut.
Color movies have been around since 1908 (but not practical till much later). They started using Technicolor in 1928, but only for grand, epic movies like Robin Hood since production costs were so high.
The late, great author, screenwriter, & film critic, James Rufus Agee (1909 - 1955), once described Elizabeth Taylor as ‘rapturously beautiful.’ Surely, in this portrait, he meant to include the inexpressibly gracious Olivia de Havilland.
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Today that arrow split (and every other arrow shot) would've been CGI but a guy called Howard Hill actually shot every single arrow in this film. Yes. Even that arrow splitting shot.
I believe Howard Hill was an Olympic champion in archery. Interesting that Hill was Flynn's "opponent" in the final shoot out for the trophy. Hill also 'shot' most of Robin Hood's victims; I'm sure the stunt men were paid extra for that hazardous duty.
literally everything is CGI in movies now. in that Boxing Movie "Creed" there is actually CGI in the fight scenes. why the fuck does a boxing movie need CGI. fuck hollywood
RageJoona Wow! Thanks! I wonder if anyone involved in this production, other than Olivia DeHavilland, is still alive?
If I remember correctly he actually has a small cameo in the movie. As an archer takin a shot at Robin as he escapes the castle in the beginning of the movie
+Lucy Foster I'd rather doubt anyone involved in the film outlasted Olivia
The best Robin Hood movie that will ever be made. Flynn was born to play this part.
Ed C Was he ever. And hard to believe looking at the quality of this print that it will be 80 years ago this October that principal shooting began on this classic movie.
Very Best.
He was "in like Flynn"
I live where this was filmed at
Robin Hood and His Merrie Men is really good too
Truly the greatest Robin Hood movie ever made!!! Errol Flynn was perfect for the roll and no one can top him!
Apart from Rick Mayall of course ;) ruclips.net/video/zzijOEHcFxk/видео.html
What about 'Men In Tights'
@@rogeredwarrddeshon5000 Rubbish!
@@rogeredwarrddeshon5000 Excellent and hilarious, but it is a comedic parody of all the Robin Hood films up to that point so I would not categorize it as a legitimate Robin Hood film.
As a parody it is more of its own thing, Would you consider Weird Al's work as the best versions of the songs they are parodying? or as their own thing that are only based on the original songs? same thing.
I don't know the 1973 Robinhood was pretty darn good.
Rest In Peace to the exquisite Olivia de Havilland 1916-2020.
A magnificent actress and pioneer from the golden era of Hollywood.
And à True natural beauty. ;) it s very rare today...
And a intelligent woman who like to do research when she play in historical movie (like here).
Yes, Errol Flynn played Robin Hood better than any other actor, he was a true icon of the cinema.
Egyetértek,
Indeed.
Without a doubt the technicolor makes this film a masterpiece. And an interesting fact: the original Technicolor process used only black and white film - or rather, three rolls of black and white film run through the camera synchronously. Each 'strip' of film was exposed through a colored filter. The reason that original, 3-strip Technicolor looks so gorgeous is that the process captured every nuance of color; unlike Dye Process film, which can only approximate true color, and which fades unevenly over time. If you look carefully at this clip you will notice that colors do not 'recede', or fade, with distance, and this is another feature of 3-strip Technicolor. Take a look at the very last scene - the medium closeup of Maid Marian. The red in the very background is as rich as the red of Marian's lips. This effect makes all scenes, and especially landscapes, look rich and sumptuous. If only real life were shot in Technicolor!
Clark Kant Thank you, I am learning a lot of interesting information in this Comments section. Mama don’t take my ...errr...Technicolor...awaaayyyy
Very interesting!
Correct, in that the Technicolor process at the time was three strip, one for each primary color.
But there are disadvantages to that process. First, shooting with three strips on one camera is a complex undertaking, mechanically. Second, it's very expensive, considering that you must shoot with three rolls of film at once. And finally, a lot of light is required to properly shoot with it.
As soon as single filmstrip color became available, it was inevitable that the three strip process would be considered obsolete despite how good the color can look with it.
Thanks for the background info! Very interesting!
Thankyou so much
this movie is a freaking cinematic masterpiece
Yep and wayyy before CGI Bullshit!!
Yes it is.
My grandfather cut Errol's hair many times. A masterpiece.
Basil Rathbone went to a 'posh' school called Repton College about 20 miles from the town where I live & is, believe it or not, about 30 miles from the city of Nottingham. Errol Flynn worked at Northampton Rep theatre, a distance of about 40 miles or so.
This film just seems to get better with every passing year.
amazing how clear this is, as if it was filmed yesturday when it was actually filmed about 80 years ago!
makes you realise how short life is
i know i was discussing this the other day, she was only young when she was in this
I think she's the last A-list movie star left from the 1930's, who was an adult leading lady in the thirties. Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple and Elizabeth Taylor are all gone.
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If this was filmed yesterday all the characters would be wearing black
I love the look of respect and bewilderment on Prince John and Sir Guy's face when he splits the arrow. Even though it was what they needed to prove that the tinker was Robin Hood and even though they hated him, it still shows that they fear him and are amazed by his skill with a bow.
Shot in vivid color. 1938! Claude Raines was a superb actor! Casablanca was only one of many films he made memorable with his rich delivery. Retired to rural Vermont where he died in the 1960's.
Nije snimljeno u boji , bojeno je kasnije .Ovo je crno beli film u originalu.
Erol je nio sexy maniac ,silovao devojke ,umro od polnih bolesti
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False, this movie was shot in the Technicolor-3-stripes-process, that was patented in 1932 !
The colors you see were absolutely authentic, no later digital colorization here.
When I was 10 I became obsessed with this movie and took up Archery. I practiced all summer long and actually did this! My greatest Athletic achievement.
Olivia D H was just 21 when she made this. When I first saw it as a kid, must be 50 years ago or more, she might as well have been 40. But now, to me she just looks like a kid herself.
*great movie,the best Robin hood's movie i ever seen in my life,rest in Peace errol flyn*
This scene alone is way better made and more entertaining than anything the cinema has given us in the past 15 years.
This film is often called "A Masterpiece where everything was done perfect" and that couldn't be more true.
One of Erich Korngold's best soundtrack makes this film the great production it is. Errol Flynn remains the best Robin Hood in film.
Oscar winner for best score.
Rest in peace, Dame Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland just 22 years old in this movie. She's still around today, age 97.
She's still alive, she's 103 now
Sadly, she's just passed away. 104. What a life
What an amazing sight this movie must have been when released, the medieval period brought to life in color in a time that pretty much all movies where black and white. It's still very impressive watching it now, I wish more medieval movies dared to show colorfull heraldry like this.
And with eucalyptus trees! This scene was shot at Busch Gardens in Pasadena. The Gardens aren't there anymore.
The color scheme is the best evocation of the Middle Ages until Olivier's 'Henry V'.
Amazing footage. This was before WW2.
This is and will 4-ever be the greatest Robin Hood movie 🙏 they can make many more movies in the future but northing beats this!
Basil Rathbone was a great sinister antagonist here and in Mark of Zorro.
Rathbone was the true swordsman. Errol Flynn just slashed away and Rathbone made it look good.
@@d66634 Tyrone Power in the 1940 film The Mark of Zorro was a more worthy adversary. Rathbone acknowledged this, he once said in an interview that Power "could fence Flynn into a cocked hat." Hahaha, lol!
Beautiful Olivia De Havilland.
Rest In Peace. 💐
My Favorite Actor and My Favorite Movie of all time! Simply put.....A timeless Classic! "That's my court of last resort Sir Guy! it's verdict is always final"
Wow, I can't believe the clarity and color.
Olivia never looked more beautiful
Miss de Havilland was 22 at the time. Indescribably beautiful.
I believe that her costumes were designed by the legendary Orry- Kelly for this role.
errolfan And she's still going now at 100 years old
She's lived twice as long as Errol did. Life is best when you still have it. I'm no expert, but I don't think long term planning was Flynn's strong suit.
Cigarettes and booze are not a good combination for long term health.
Brilliant Errol Flynn never be another one like him only lived fifty years but what a life my favourite actor along with Charlton Heston Gary Cooper RiP too these great actor's.
Flynn palled around with Howard Hill and it shows. While Hill made the actual shots, Flynn demonstrates absolutely excellent form and alignment.
The cinematography here is just unbelievable. It messes with my head a bit to think this film was released two years *before* Nazi Germany invaded France.
One of the all time great films
My dad watched this regularly when I was a child. This IS my childhood
I fell in love with Sir Guy of Gisbourne
R.I.P. sweet Olivia.
So damn good. Once the clip ends you're like "NO I want more!"
Flynn and the best of actors around at the time make this the best Robin Hood film ever, Of course Korngolds music is wonderful
Hear hear to this being the best version made yet. I grew up watching this on Sunday afternoons in the 70’s at least once a year. Strongest cast around Flynn with Claude Raines and Basil Rathbone et al.
Gotta love the balls on Sir Robin in the early scene dumping the deer on the table and spitting the meat in front of Sir Guy and Prince John. What brass! You know you have a charmed life if you get outta some $hit like that with your a$$ in tact. 🤣Filming of shadows in single combat with swords in the castle is also a gem.
Hollywood in all it's glory. Never to be seen again.
Errol Flynn was and is the best Robin Hood ever. F#*% all the other Robin Hood movies over the years. This movie will always be the best at all time. 🙏
I would not say fu#*% them, some are pretty good, but they definitely do not live up to this, and never will.
the quality and colour of this is amazing.
Olivia de Havilland is the most beautiful woman to have ever graced the screen, simply breathtaking.
tosius2 u r so right
I agree.
And she is still with us, 103 years young !
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😓July 26th, 2020 Olivia passed on in Paris.
The best maid marian ever
technicolor is the bomb.
Technicolor and 35mm film. 16mm also looks good.
Man, this is gorgeous looking!! Thanks for posting! I am overdue for seeing this awesome movie again. Errol was the greatest Robin Hood ever and Basil Rathbone, what a classic villain to counter Errol. Their sword fights were epic. Thanks again!
There is a great double act of villainous contrasts running through the movie: Rains, the boss, silkily menacing, Rathbone- the enforcer- so sharp (like his profile) that he could cut through rope. Not so far removed from WB's gangster pix.
Note the clear, mumble-free diction everyone uses. The theatrical manner of speaking which these British Empire stars had been taught pays off when delivering literate lines. The dialogue has a clever flavor of the Middle Ages that does not lapse into weird argot, unlike the subtitles of Doug Fairbanks's version.
And despite the big budget and grandiose settings, Mike Curtiz is not overawed. He keeps the story rattling along like a film noir, aided by Korngold's propulsive score.
The dream machine at its peak, firing on all cylinders. Intelligence and flair in all departments.
This is the very best early Technicolor movie. I also consider it the best Technicolor movie, period.
Perhaps. But, Winton C Hotch's cinematography for "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" is a worthy contender.
What about the red shoes 1948
I can’t believe the quality of image and color for the time it was shot in 1938 wow!
Great film. My dad made me watch this all the time when I was a kid. So glad he made me haha
As a kid, I always lost it when he kicked the Sheriff in the stomach.
Weird editing just before he kicks him.
This movie is just as good as the Wizard of Oz.
To rick s this movie is vastly superior to the wizard of oz ( which I do like a lot incidentally) the use of Technicolor here is the greatest that I have ever seen abousulutely stunning. A great film. From Michael from Yorkshire and proud of it.
Two different films of the same era. Wizard of Oz has more aspects to it than Robin Hood. I would put Robin Hood as a second to Wizard of Oz because of the musical aspect to Oz. Oz contains every element a movie can have. Songs would not likely to have worked with Robin Hood and its Korngold score has been a favorite (bought the recording to it in the 80s when it became available) but Oz tops all films by achieving excellence in story, metaphor, and openness to interpretation. It holds, as Robin Hood does, drama, comedy, action, adventure, sound, performances, costumes, sets, and all artfulness to an excellent standard. Oz incorporates not only songs but some of the most beloved songs in the history of recorded music which have been sung since their output by artists of all backgrounds: from the most abstract and experimental to the most popular. Both films have huge social and political impact with inspirations to movements but because of Oz's repeated and announced showings on TV (Robin Hood did not get a prime time annual event status but was relegated to weekend UHF viewing) it had an enormous influence on upcoming film makers from John Waters, David Lynch to Greta Gerwig that Robin Hood, while having influence, did not have.
Great movie some 26 years before my time. My mom loved Errol Flynn. He does look quite hot!
Olivia is now gone. Another reason to hate 2020.
Breathtakingly beautiful! 🙂
The actor at 1:06 is Holmes Herbert who is a distant relation of mine from here in the UK. Family emigrated to Canada in 1911 and took up farming. Holmes, real name Edward Jenner took himself off from farming and made a name for himself on screen and stage.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold's music, which received an Oscar, is very much a part of the film. Perhaps, there is a bit too much of it, but it is a notable achievement nonetheless.
His march always reminds me of Tchaikovsky's in the 'Pathetique'. The film is almost like an opera with recitatives.
There are segments of the score which reminds one of listening to classical music in a symphony hall.
Ahh the early Middle Ages haven’t looked so bright and cheerful as inTechnicolour
Nor they looked as dull and dirty as in modern Hollywood movies.
@@billsykes2977 Dresses actually looked closer to those of this movie than to contemporary Hollywood productions 😉😉. Life wasn't the exact best, but people knew they had to lift up a bit the morale with some color (also hence the illuminations, stained painted glasses and so on).
Errol Flynn WAS Robin Hood!
The best ever
I like how even tho Robin is a hero, he still has weaknesses and archery is both for him, his greatest skill and his downfall through pride.
Rest in Peace, Olivia De Havilland. These films are wonderful and can never be produced again.
Rip Olivia. Sunday July 26. 2020.
Agree with that. I seen it in a vintage theater a year and it was even better!
Errol Flynn made it look effortless and he clearly enjoyed himself...the score was a character of it's own.
I love the outfits in this movie.
nobody swashed a finer buckle than errol flynn.an oscar for best music score,art direction.nominated for best picture of 1938
One of the great scenes from a great movie. I love the 1938 Best Picture winner, "You Can't Take It With You," but "The Adventures of Robin Hood" should've won. Between Erroll Flynn and Olivia deHavilland and the two greatest villains of all time, Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone, breathtaking Technicolor when Technicolor was in its infancy and still, the greatest film score of all time, by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, this film was in a class by itself.
My father was in the 8th Air Force in Mendelsham England in 1943. He told me how Errol Flynn bought him a drink in a pub one night before he had to go out the next day on a mission. Flynn said he admired him.
i absolutly LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing old movies like this or wizard of oz in 4k or blu ray - you see every bit of sweat on their brow/ every wrinkle/colors you never seen before. for a modern movie i dont care about this - but when you take into account this is from 70 years ago, its like going back in time, your seeing things which havent been seen since the day this was filmed. fascinating!
Still,at 67 years old this is still one of my top 10 movies. Errol Flynn and Olivia De Haviland are a wonderful couple!❤️❤️❤️
I wish they were in real life and I think she would have tamed him but that's hindsight now
Love Errols Aussie accent
You can really see the inspiration for the same scene in Disney's animated version from 35 years later, from Robin's disguise down to the arrow split.
i really wounder how they managed to get so an brilliant quality. and that 80 years ago.
81 years later, Olivia de Havilland who was Maid Marion is still alive at 103.
Sad that they didn't use the PROPER bit of dialogue from the original story of the archery contest. Stories that were ONLY put to paper after having been fire-side folk-stories for generations of men i.e. were notably for being lyrical and mellifluous.
His Opponent shoots and strikes the "bull" and Robin laughs and says
"Well, I might not mend it, but I may mar it" and splits the arrow.
Filmed in my beautiful hometown of Chico, CA. :)
Love being able to tell where in Bidwell Park they're at
Chico is the place to be
The BLU-RAY enhances the all ready superb 3-strip Technicolor FILM. The aniline dyes in the film made for stable color that is as beautiful as the day it was shot. Very
expensive in the 30's The Adventures of IS the one about 10 top TECHNICOLOR
productions. Thanks to Cinematographer TONY GAUDIO is also due. And thanks
to Warner Bros at their peak!!!
Arguably, this is the first successful and best 3-strip Technicolor film. The outdoor sets really showed how movies could look better than the actual B&W world of the time. Not until GWTW and The Wizard of Oz (both 1939) was Robin Hood equalled.
errolfan ... and the stunning Technicolor footage in John Ford's "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon."
And fellow Warner cinematographer Sol Polito.
Olivia de Havilland is beautiful even in nowadays standards.
This was filmed at Arroyo Park in Pasadena.
Prince John was such a tool...
Absolutely the Best Robin Hood movie ever made with the best cast ever, as well.
Mel Gibson, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger, Russell Crowe or even Chris Hemsworth had nothing on the star power of this trailblazing Aussie actor. If not for Errol Flynn, every Aussie who came to Hollywood after would never had made it out from behind a bar.
So true! Put together they don't come close. He was simply amazing throughout the 40's in everything he did.
Maid Marian (Olivia De Havilland) still alive in December 2018. Aged 102.
Olivia de Havilland was our last living movie star going back to the 1930's. Other than her obvious beauty, what impressed me most about her roles was her calm, reassuring voice , and her intelligence. She was a female pioneer in standing up to Warner's in the 40's. Some may remember her as Melanie or for her Oscar roles. For me, it will always be as Maid Marian. And if you can get your co-star aroused enough during your kissing scene, that he has to do a wardrobe change, that's not acting. That's amore.
I've been fortunate to see this film at least 3 times in the theater, looks even better there. I also have the soundtrack vinyl record made by Korngold's son, as well as CD versions by other orchestras.
This movie just look 70 or 80s movie .. very clear , also the actress is 104 year this july 😱😱 ..
Love Errol ❤️
RIP Dame Olivia
picture quality is superb.
38 and such fine quality? What
"He wins!? Who both hit the target in the same spot! He just went second!"
Robot Chicken!
I thought the same thing. They hit at the exact same spot. Contest should keep going. Other guy was robbed. lol
In Ivanhoe and some other retellings they have a tie-breaker round of "shooting at the wand" in which the archers try to hit a much more difficult target of a vertical stick.
Can't believe they had blu-ray in '38
I have a belt from this film. It was worn by one of the trumpeters at the beginning of this scene and in the Nottingham castle feast scene. It is extremely rare..
Cool. It actually does hold up pretty well.
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: Flynn, Rathbone and DeHavilland!
"Thats a good idea" KICK "oophh" lol
KrushKrills You're a very rash young man.
I still can't figure out what happened. Could they not get the right cut to have Robin kick the Sheriff? It's sad in a way such a fantastic movie has a blatant jump cut.
Olivia de Havilland looks so cute with that on her head, I don’t know what’s that 😂
It's called a wimple
Je voudrais tellement que ça repasse à la télévision parce que j'adore ce film de robin des bois et que mes parents aussi ! 😍🌳💖
Geez, LOL, no pulling punches for those extras- it's a straight up brawl while the camera's rolling .
Color movies have been around since 1908 (but not practical till much later). They started using Technicolor in 1928, but only for grand, epic movies like Robin Hood since production costs were so high.
The late, great author, screenwriter, & film critic, James Rufus Agee (1909 - 1955), once described Elizabeth Taylor as ‘rapturously beautiful.’ Surely, in this portrait, he meant to include the inexpressibly gracious Olivia de Havilland.
One of my all time fav movies!!
Olivia and Errol , wow.
Esta pelicula de 1938 se ve mejor que muchas de ahora
The ORIGINAL sparta kick @ 4:06
Thanks for the upload, loved this movie, gotta find a DVD copy now =)