Sword of Sherwood Forest

"All-New Adventures of Robin Hood! The world's most fearless fighter faces his greatest challenge!"

1960 1h 20m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 41★5.8IMDB · 1,533

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Synopsis

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Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Earl of Newark, have set an ambush for Walter and Lady Marian Fitzwater. Will Robin get to them before it is too late?

“All-New Adventures of Robin Hood! The world's most fearless fighter faces his greatest challenge!”

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Cast

Richard Greene
Robin Hood
Peter Cushing
Sheriff of Nottingham
Niall MacGinnis
Friar Tuck
Richard Pasco
Edward, Earl of Newark
Jack Gwillim
Archbishop Hubert Walter
Sarah Branch
Maid Marian
Nigel Green
Little John
Edwin Richfield
The Sheriff's Lieutenant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Terence Fisher
Writers: Alan Hackney
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Robin Hood (Hammer) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Terence Fisher, shot by Ken Hodges. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alun Hoddinott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lee Doig shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Richard Greene and Peter Cushing and Niall MacGinnis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All-New Adventures of Robin Hood! The world's most fearless fighter faces his greatest challenge!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Terence Fisher directs. Ken Hodges behind the camera. Alun Hoddinott scores. Lee Doig cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Robin Hood (Hammer) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Terence Fisher, shot by Ken Hodges. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alun Hoddinott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lee Doig shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Greene and Peter Cushing and Niall MacGinnis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "All-New Adventures of Robin Hood! The world's most fearless fighter faces his greatest challenge!".
9IMDB entry: tt0054358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ken Hodges
Original score: Alun Hoddinott
Editing: Lee Doig
Makeup / hair: Gerry Fletcher
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 1,533 votes
MPAA: Approved

Part of

Robin Hood (Hammer) Collection

Hammer Films featuring Robin Hood and his Merrie Men.

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Terence Fisher

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John Chard2014-05-04
★ 7/10
Marian. Catch! Sword of Sherwood Forest is directed by Terence Fisher and written by Alan Hackney. It stars Richard Greene, Sarah Branch, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Nigel Green, Oliver Reed and Niall MacGinnis. Music is by Alun Hoddinott and cinematography by Ken Hodges. One of Hammer Films’ Robin Hood movies that reinvents the legend with some lively swashbuckling glee. Plot is kind of incidental, this really is about some good honest family entertainment involving sword fights, bow and arrow skills, political machinations and some costume malarkey. There’s a good story here, based around a dastardly assassination plot that Robin and his merry men get dragged into, this part of the pic is well written and directed with assuredness by Fisher, one of Hammer’s greatest directors. Richard Greene reprises the role of Robin that he played in the popular TV show The Adventures of Robin Hood, and whilst he is unlikely to be at the top of anyone’s favourite Robin Hood portrayal lists, he’s comfortable in the tights and engages heroically enough in all the right places. Cushing is the class act on show as the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, and Branch is fetching as Marian, though the sparks never fly between herself and Greene. Sadly there’s irritants that stop the film pushing through the forest to breathe fresh air with the best of the other Hood outings. So much focus is spent on Robin the man, his merry men barely get a look in to impact on proceedings. Which when you have Nigel Green as Little John amounts to a crime of a wasted opportunity. The choreography for all the fight scenes is adequate enough, but it lacks dynamism, while Oliver Reed may be enjoying himself greatly, but he adopts an accent that I don’t think has been invented yet! Still, lots of fun here regardless. 7/10

Production companies

Who made it

Hammer Film Productions
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Key crew

EditorLee Doig
Executive ProducerMichael Carreras
Animal WranglerGilbert White
ProducerSidney Cole
ProducerRichard Greene
Casting DirectorStuart Lyons
Art DirectionJohn Stoll
Makeup ArtistGerry Fletcher
HairdresserHilda Fox
Production ManagerRonald Liles
Production ManagerDon Weeks
Assistant DirectorRobert Porter
Sound MixerJohn W. Mitchell
Sound EditorAlban Streeter
Sound MixerHarry Tate
Camera OperatorDick Bayley
Wardrobe MasterRachel Austin
Costume SupervisorJohn McCorry

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

robin hood
sherwood forest

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere1961-01-18NR· Brooklyn, New York
Theatrical1961-01-25NR

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