Awesome storytelling here, even though, yes, it was made in 1922, is silent and runs 2 hours and 12 minutes. Robin hood 1922 starring douglas fairbanks internet archive. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. The name is no coincidence, it comes from the use as a location in the 1922 douglas fairbanks film of robin hood, but it also stood in for the african jungle for tarzan and his mate in 1934. Courtesy of hesperus, handout photo silent films are never really silent. Robin hood, starring douglas fairbanks and wallace beery, is the first motion picture ever to have a hollywood premiere, held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. Miller, the film depicts the legendary robin hood as a saxon. The lower part of nottingham castle its upper reaches are a matte painting.
The earl of huntingdon douglas fairbanks learns from his beloved lady marian fitzwalter enid bennett that the throne of king richard the lionhearted wallace. Buy robin hood movie posters from movie poster shop. Robin hood and his merry men, a silent film directed by percy stow, and the first appearance of robin hood on the screen. This film was directed by allan dwan and starred douglas fairbanks as robin hood robin hood starts out as robert, the earl of huntington and a loyal lieutenant to richard i of england, the lionheart. Having seen both robin hood 2010and prince of persia in a single weekend gave me a craving to revisit this 1922 movie. Wallis and henry blanke written by norman reilly raine and seton i. Apprised of englands peril by message from his ladylove marian, the dashing earl of huntingdon endangers his life and honor by returning to oppose john, but finds himself and his friends outlawed, and marian. Robin hood douglas fairbanks 1922 moma film archive. Apr 14, 2010 ironically, the first scripts for the film, back in 2007, did provide the sort of radically different take on the robin hood story crowe was looking for. Sep 29, 2011 film critique this 1922 version of the famous story of robin hood, directed by allan dwan was the first motion picture ever to have a formal hollywood premiere held at graumans egyptian theater. The movies full title is douglas fairbanks in robin hood. American, 1922, 125 minutes, bw, 16 mm, silent directed by allan dwan cast.
The lower part of nottingham castle its upper reaches are a matte painting was built on the old warners calabasas ranch. Robin hood, douglas fairbanks biggest though not necessarily best. The extravagant sets were designed by lloyd wright, son of the famous. I think that may have affected my reception of the film last time my expectations not being met in a way i expected. Well, we were accurate as far as the period of the story is concerned, the costuming and so on. It was one of the most expensive movies of the 1920s. He was the subject of a 1908 silent film robin hood and his merry men, a 1922 douglas fairbanks silent swashbuckler robin hood, a 1938 errol flynn action classic the adventures of robin hood, a 1973 animated film with anthropomorphic. If filmmakers were to reproduce, frame by frame, a faithful retelling of that earliest ballad, robin hood and the monk, audiences would be horrified. Esta interpretada por douglas fairbanks, wallace beery.
Star douglas fairbanks wrote the screenplay himself, finding the legend of robin hood to be a natural folll followup to his swashbuckling roles in the mark of zorro. Robin hoods castle set was, by most accounts, the biggest single structure ever built for a silent film, bigger even than the walls of babylon set for d. Robin hood 1922 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Robin hood outlawed, a british silent film starring a. Alan hale, who played little john in this movie, also played little john with errol flynn in the famous relmake adventures of robin hood. It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s. National catholic register silent action king douglas fairbanks sr. Perhaps one of the best known, older examples is the incredible douglas fairbanks version. One singlesided, singlelayered, region 0 ntsc dvd disc, 1. The films premier engagement was the opening attraction at graumans egyptian theatre in hollyood. It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at approximately one. Nov 25, 2018 robin hood, the legendary outlaw of english folklore, had been a favorite character in films and tv in every decade for more than a century. Robin hood, douglas fairbanks biggest though not necessarily best production of the silent era, represents the first time that many familiar of the elements of the robin hood legend were.
Robin hood 1922 movie simple english wikipedia, the. Robin hood 1922 with film print email douglas fairbanks. The first images from 2018s gritty reimagining of robin hood have teased a new sherwood forest full of automatic weapons, fashionable battle armour and chic fascistwear straight out of. Do know before going in that it takes 75 minutes before the earl of huntingdon becomes robin hood, but thats not a flaw. The premiere was held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. And the story of prince johns perfidy was true the sheriff of nottingham was in cahoots with him. First look at hollywoods gritty robin hood movie is. The film year book 19221923 named robin hood one of the years ten best. These textbased narratives resemble comic books, and were targeted at a young audience, featuring simple, actionoriented prose and low price. The extravagant sets were desigdesigned by lloyd wright, son of the famous architect frank lloyd wright, with king richards castle the largest set ever built for any silent film. Apprised of englands peril by message from his ladylove marian, the dashing earl of huntingdon endangers his life and honor by returning to oppose john, but finds himself and his friends outlawed, and marian apparently.
Hood 1922 douglas fairbanks and allan dwan in robin hood 1922 robin hood 1922. Robin hood is a 1922 adventure film starring douglas fairbanks and wallace beery. You can complete your payment with just a few clicks. The movies full title, under which it was ed, is douglas fairbanks in robin hood. Robin hood 1922 the earl of huntingdon douglas fairbanks learns from his beloved lady marian fitzwalter enid bennett that the throne of king richard the lionhearted wallace beery has been. A nobleman becomes the vigilante robin hood who protects the oppressed english people from the tyrannical prince john. Any fan of douglas fairbanks will find this tremendous fun.
Robin hood, a silent film starring robert frazer as robin hood. He was the subject of a 1908 silent film robin hood and his merry men, a 1922 douglas fairbanks silent swashbuckler robin hood, a 1938 errol flynn action classic the adventures of robin hood, a 1973 animated film with anthropomorphic animal. Robin hood 1922 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movies full title, under which it was ed, is douglas fairbanks in. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Robin hood 1922 is one of many, many adaptations of the robin hood mythos. He was practicing parkour long before anyone put a name to it, and this film features some enormous stunts. A nobleman becomes the vigilante robin hood who protects the oppressed english. Robin hood douglas fairbanks 1922 moma film archive 75th. The film actually begins as something of a prequel to the robin hood story, perhaps taking too long setting the stage before robin dons the sword and tights, but once he starts swashbuckling, the film is likable and invigorating. Members of the historic instrument ensemble hesperus perform musical score to 1922 silent film robin hood. For information on citing an individual robin hood ballad or poem from a collection or anthology, see the purdue owl online writing center website. Robin hood, the legendary outlaw of english folklore, had been a favorite character in films and tv in every decade for more than a century.
Use the button on the righthand side for a recurring donation. My search for the real robin hood film the guardian. Enter robin hood, acrobatic champion of the oppressed, laboring to set things right through swash buckling feats and cliffhanging perils. A brief history of robin hood in the movies film school rejects. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. Oct 21, 2016 robin hood, starring douglas fairbanks and wallace beery, is the first motion picture ever to have a hollywood premiere, held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. Amid bigbudget medieval pageantry, king richard goes on the crusades leaving his brother prince john as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. To bring the project to full fruition, fairbanks and his wife mary. Promotional painting for robin hood 1922 were you concerned with historical accuracy on robin hood. Ironically, the first scripts for the film, back in 2007, did provide the sort of radically different take on the robin hood story crowe was looking for.
The adventures of robin hood is a 1938 american technicolor swashbuckler from warner bros. Douglas fairbanks spells out why he was the swashbuckling hero of the day, putting on a bravara performance here, especially after he dons the robin hood gear. The first featurelength adaptation of the legend of sherwood forest is a delightful, energetic adventure film full of action and humor. The extravagant sets were designed by lloyd wright, son of the famous architect frank lloyd wright, with king richards castle the largest set ever built for any silent film. Cinemas consistent love affair with the robin hood legend spawns a new film this week, robin hood, starring taron egerton in the title role and with music by joseph trapanese. Scheming prince john is plotting to seize his brothers throne, with sir guy of gisborne as his evil sidekick, and. No superheroes here robin hood tries to be cooler than costner, but its still not cool enough. Film critique this 1922 version of the famous story of robin hood, directed by allan dwan was the first motion picture ever to have a formal hollywood premiere held at graumans egyptian theater. This film, made at the eclair studio in fort lee in 1912, was restored from a 16mm print and 35mm nitrate elements provided to the film commission by the late film collector al dettlaff. The first half sets up the whole story, and it is an hour into the movie before robin hood makes.
Robin hood themed films and television series liveaction features early 1900s to 1950. It was the first motion picture ever to have a hollywood premiere, held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. Apr 30, 2010 if film makers were to reproduce, frame by frame, a faithful retelling of that earliest ballad, robin hood and the monk, audiences would be horrified. Nov 24, 2018 cinemas consistent love affair with the robin hood legend spawns a new film this week, robin hood, starring taron egerton in the title role and with music by joseph trapanese another take on. It was the first motion picture ever to make a hollywood premiere, held at graumans egyptian theatre on october 18, 1922. The complete title of this film as indicated on screen is douglas fairbanks in robin hood, though it is commonly referred to as simply robin hood. Today, robin hood appears less entertaining and less well constructed than its masterful predecessor, the three musketeers. Scroll down until you come to the section headed a work in an anthology, reference, or collection. Following the success of the fairbanks robin hood film 1922, they were reissued from 19241927 at 2d. The earl of huntingdon accompanies king richard on a crusade but returns to england when he learns of prince johns efforts to.
It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at approximately one million dollars. Film locations for the adventures of robin hood 1938. Robin hood was the most expensive movie ever made at the time of its release in 1922. The movie s full title, under which it was ed, is douglas fairbanks in robin hood. This was fairbanks own version of the robin hood legend he is the elton thomas listed in the films credits, mixed with a little history and the fairbanks legend itself. Hesperus gives vintage voice to robin hood silent film. As in all of fairbanks films, charlie stevens, a grandson of geronimo and dougs. Robin hood was the first movie to have a hollywood premiere. Its full title, under which it was ed, was douglas fairbanks in robin hood.
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