Robin Hood films

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Robin Hood films are a series of cinematic adaptations that depict the legendary English outlaw Robin Hood and his adventures in Sherwood Forest, often featuring his conflicts with the Sheriff of Nottingham.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cinematic adaptations
film series topic
audience adventure film fans
family audiences
basedOn English folklore
Robin Hood NERFINISHED
commonPlotElement archery contests
conflict with corrupt authorities
disguises and deception
outlaw band in Sherwood Forest
romance between Robin Hood and Maid Marian
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"

primarily United Kingdom
culturalImpact popularization of Robin Hood legend in cinema
featuresCharacter Friar Tuck NERFINISHED
King Richard the Lionheart NERFINISHED
Little John NERFINISHED
Maid Marian NERFINISHED
Prince John NERFINISHED
Will Scarlet NERFINISHED
hasAntagonist Sheriff of Nottingham NERFINISHED
hasGenre adventure film
historical fiction film
romantic adventure film
swashbuckler film
hasMainCharacter Robin Hood NERFINISHED
hasSetting Sherwood Forest NERFINISHED
hasTheme resistance to tyranny
robbery from the rich and giving to the poor
social justice
includesWork Robin Hood (1973 animated film) NERFINISHED
Robin Hood (2010 film) NERFINISHED
Robin Hood (2018 film) NERFINISHED
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film) NERFINISHED
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) NERFINISHED
influencedBy literary adaptations of Robin Hood
medieval ballads of Robin Hood
language primarily English
medium cinema
narrativeTradition heroic outlaw narrative
portrayal Robin Hood as heroic outlaw
Sheriff of Nottingham as corrupt official
recurringElement archery skills of Robin Hood
forest hideout
green clothing or Lincoln green
merry men band
relatedFranchise Robin Hood television series NERFINISHED
timePeriodDepicted medieval England

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Eugene Pallette appearedIn Robin Hood films
this entity surface form: "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
Sheriff of Nottingham appearsIn Robin Hood films
Ridley Scott directed Robin Hood films
this entity surface form: "Robin Hood"
Audrey Hepburn notableWork Robin Hood films
this entity surface form: "Robin and Marian"
Errol Flynn notableWork Robin Hood films
this entity surface form: "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
Eugene Pallette notableWork Robin Hood films
this entity surface form: "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
Hal B. Wallis notableWork Robin Hood films
this entity surface form: "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
Olivia de Havilland notableWork Robin Hood films
this entity surface form: "The Adventures of Robin Hood"

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