Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

"For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law."

1991 2h 23m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 3,712

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Synopsis

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Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.

“For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law.”

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Cast

Kevin Costner
Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood
Morgan Freeman
Azeem
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Marian
Christian Slater
Will Scarlett
Alan Rickman
Sheriff of Nottingham
Geraldine McEwan
Mortianna
Michael McShane
Friar Tuck
Brian Blessed
Lord Locksley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Reynolds
Writers: John Watson, Pen Densham, Pen Densham
Languages: Arabic, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.1× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, English.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Kevin Reynolds, shot by Douglas Milsome. 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 Michael Kamen. 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 Peter Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law.".

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The take

Kevin Reynolds directs. Douglas Milsome behind the camera. Michael Kamen scores. Peter Boyle cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 8.1× over at the box office.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, English.
4Directed by Kevin Reynolds, shot by Douglas Milsome. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Kamen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law.".
9IMDB entry: tt0102798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "england", "crusade", "robin hood", "folk hero".

The technical file

Cinematography: Douglas Milsome
Original score: Michael Kamen
Editing: Peter Boyle
Production design: John Graysmark
Costume design: John Bloomfield
Makeup / hair: Lisa Tomblin
VFX supervisor: Craig Barron
Stunt coordinator: Paul Weston
Runtime: 143 min · 2h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $48,000,000
Box office: $390,493,908
Return: 814% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

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Wuchak2018-12-15
★ 7/10
Iconic Medieval adventure of the early 90s Released in 1991, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" stars Kevin Costner in the title role. While some have argued that Costner was too humorless and brooding for the part, this is a cinematic myth. There are quite a few places in the film where he can be seen smiling and having a good time, like when he makes it back to England after the Crusades or when he's spending time with Marian in Sherwood Forest. Thankfully, he's more three-dimensional than this and so you also see him desperate, angry, grieving, vengeful, strategizing, contemplative, etc. To be honest with you, Costner was in his prime at the time and towers in the role; whether or not you like him is a matter of opinion. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Marian is memorable with her unique facial features and odd hairstyle even though she doesn't trip my trigger. Morgan Freeman as the Moor Azeem is an excellent partner for Robin Hood while Alan Rickman and Michael Wincott are effective villains as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisborne respectively. Christian Slater, Nick Brimble and Michael McShane are also on hand as Robin's sometimes merry men, the latter two being Little John and Friar Tuck. I've always had mixed feelings about this movie due to its mixed tone and the fact that it loses its mojo in the last 45 minutes. Concerning the first, the flick is often serious and brutal, but it's also sometimes cartoonish and over-the-top. Rickman particularly hams it up, entertaining though he is. Another good example is Geraldine McEwan as the ee-vil witch Mortianna. Her portrayal is spooky and Gothic in a comic book horror kind of way, but it detracts from the many parts that establish the story as believable quasi-history. Still, she's excellent as the hideous witch. Another example is the semi-goofy, overly heroic action scenes, like Robin & Azeem being catapulted over the castle wall. Why sure! Concerning the second criticism, the movie is overlong by about 25 minutes. When the Celts attack the camp at the 95-minute mark I always start to lose interest and the rest of the movie is a tedious blur. But there’s a lot of medieval action, if that’s your thang. As far as medieval films of the British Isles go, I prefer the more serious and consistent tone of "Tristan + Isolde" (2006) and "First Knight" (1995). Nevertheless, “Prince of Thieves” is an entertaining Robin Hood adventure and is iconic of early 90's cinema. The entire first act is the best part followed by the many Sherwood Forest sequences. And the climatic cameo by a certain famous actor is a nice touch. I enjoy seeing “Prince of Thieves” every five years or so. The film runs 143 minutes and was shot mostly in England, but also France. My wife loves the end credits’ song “(Everything I Do) I Do it for You” by Bryan Adams. GRADE: B/B-
CinemaSerf2023-08-26
★ 7/10
I've always been a fan of the baddie in films - and this film really belongs to Alan Rickman's "Sheriff" with a good supporting effort from Geraldine McEwan as his harridan witch cohort. They bring almost all of humour and menace. The bulk of the rest of the film is a pretty run-of-the-mill vehicle for Costner, Freeman and Mastrantonio - and moves along well enough as a pretty formulaic, very freely adapted, costume drama. Brian Blessed hams marvellously in the few scenes he has and the score works well into the fabric of the movie. Sadly, the writing and direction are nothing special. Errol and Basil have little to worry about.
JPV8522026-06-15
★ 5/10
Good production design but not a terribly entertaining adventure film. Kevin Costner's lack of accent was distracting and I didn't feel he and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio had great chemistry either. The only plus I will say Alan Rickman was wonderfully over-the-top as Sheriff of Nottingham which also leads to a weird tone throughout. 2.75/5