Robin Hood (1922)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Robin Hood |
| Original title | Robin Hood |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1922 |
| length | 141 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Allan Dwan |
| script | Douglas Fairbanks |
| production | Douglas Fairbanks for United Artists |
| music | Victor Schertzinger |
| camera | Arthur Edeson |
| cut | William Nolan |
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Robin Hood (Original: Robin Hood ) is an American adventure film directed by Allan Dwan from 1922.
action
The Earl of Huntingdon is on the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart when he receives news from Lady Marian that the King's brother, Prince John , is trying to usurp the throne . He asks the king to allow him to return to England, but the king refuses permission and considers him a coward. An attempt to return to England without permission is foiled by Guy of Gisborne and Huntingdon is thrown into dungeon. When he finally manages to escape to England, he learns that he has been declared an outlaw . He joins the outlaws in Sherwood Forrest, becomes their leader and fights Prince John. He succeeds in freeing Lady Marian from her prison and killing Guy von Gisborne, but he is captured. King Richard returns in time and ensures law and order.
background
- Mitchell Leisen designed the costumes . The film cost in the end, including the cost of the cinema copies, 1,400,000 US dollars (20,571,000 euros). That was an immense sum for the time, but the film grossed $ 2,500,000 (€ 36,733,000). The backdrop for the castle was a tourist attraction in Hollywood and is said to have been bigger than the real castles from that time. The castle was at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and La Brea.
- Grauman's Egyptian Theater opened with a screening of Robin Hood.
- In 1922 the film received the Photoplay Award for Best Film .
Reviews
Andrew James Johnston 2013: "Of all the great Robin Hood films, this one is the most magical and childlike."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brownlow, Kevin: Pioneers of Film. From silent films to Hollywood. Basel and Frankfurt am Main 1997. Page 305.
- ^ Klepper, Robert K .: Silent Films, 1877-1996. A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. Jefferson (NC) and London 1999. Page 237f.
- ↑ Andrew James Johnston: Robin Hood. Story of a legend. Munich: CH Beck 2013, p. 98, ISBN 978-3-406-64541-9 .
literature
- Kevin Brownlow : pioneers of film. From silent films to Hollywood. Basel and Frankfurt am Main 1997.
- Robert K. Klepper: Silent Films, 1877-1996. A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. Jefferson (NC) and London 1999.
- Andrew James Johnston: Robin Hood. Story of a legend. Munich: CH Beck 2013, pp. 96-100, ISBN 978-3-406-64541-9 .
Web links
- Robin Hood in the Internet Movie Database (English)