Robin kills several guards in a prison in the beginning. The action is wellstaged and had audiences on their feet all those years ago. Robin hood and the sorcerer 1984 tv episode prince of thieves takes the idea of an arabic merry man a character originally madeup by the makers of robin hood and the sorcerer. Robin hood kevin costner 1991 new mediabook theatricalextended cut unboxing nsm records 2019. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood. Starring kevin costner, morgan freeman, christian slater, mary elizabeth mastrantonio. I have made three sets of questions for differentiation or depend.
Sherwood forest is appropriately dense and spookylooking. May 26, 2011 the sheriff of nottingham alan rickman is enraged by the peoples love for robin hood kevin costner. Prince of thieves brings a wonderfully villainous alan rickman to this oftadapted tale, but hes robbed by bigbudget bombast and a muddled screenplay. Prince of thieves 1991 original authentic movie poster 27x41 one sheet doublesided folded kevin costner morgan freeman christian slater mary elizabeth mastrantonio. A man falls into a fire, screams, and then rolls over the other side onto the floor. Despite the critics complete and utter distaste for the film, i found it fun, wellacted, and fastpaced. Robin engineers an escape, saving the life of a moor, azeem morgan freeman in the process. Prince of thieves robin hood has been an iconic figure of literature and film for many decades. Prince of thieves is the 1991 blockbuster movie in which kevin costner plays the mythical medieval hero known for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century.
Its shot mostly at night or in gloomy forests, beneath overcasts or by flickering firelight or in gloomy dungeons, which is all very well for the atmosphere, but makes the action scenes almost impossible to. Prince of thieves stars kevincostner, morganfreeman, mary elizabethmastrantonio, christianslater the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 18 min, and. Prince of thieves double sided by warner home video by kevin reynolds. Prince of thieves 1991 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. A man gets shot in the head with an arrow at the beginning of the movie. Prince of thieves 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robin hood prince of thieves full movie drama 1991 hd. When robin and his moorish companion come to england and the tyranny of the sheriff of nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. Prince of thieves full english full movie online robin hood. Prince of thieves dvd kevin costner robinhood movie morgan freeman at the best online prices at. Prince of thieves is a murky, unfocused, violent and depressing version of the classic story, with little of the lightheartedness and.
Prince of thieves 1991 tt0102798 when the dastardly sheriff of nottingham murders robin s father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american romantic action adventure film. I liked kevin costner in many of his other movies but he was a horrible casting choice for robin hood, and not just because of his out of place voice. Prince of thieves may have set out to bury the poor old duffer of sherwood forest in a welter of trendy banter, they have ended up burying themselves as well. When robin hood prince of thieves was in development, a character called nazeem was written because the writer thought that the saracen was a traditional part of. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering sheriff of nottingham alan. Finally got around to seeing the robin hood movie with kevin costner in his plain american accent and one of the craziest alan rickman performances in histor. Robin and marion briefly fight in a house until both realize who the other is. Prince of thieves is a thoroughly enjoyable interpretation of the legend that will easily hold the spot as my favorite version, even though i have decades of nostalgia for the animated.
The film, an iteration of the legendary english folk tale, was. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering sheriff of. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from arthur and his knights of the round table. Medieval graphic violence dominates this film, and that there are some particularly gory moments.
Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering. Prince of thieves 1991 discussion how historically accurate is this movie. Prince of thieves 1991 alternate versions 4 in the extended dvd version, the scene with the witch admitting to being nottinghams mother is edited back in, along with a subplot in which she spies on him around the castle thus explaining her knowledge of events nottingham has learned of but which she has not yet been told. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing robin hood. Film locations for robin hood, prince of thieves 1991, with kevin costner, in east sussex, wiltshire, north yorkshire, buckinghamshire, northumberland, london and france. Theres a largescale raid in which the sheriffs soldiers raid robin s camp. This film is a 90s version of the classic robin hood story, with kevin. Robin hood has a starstudded cast but overall the movie is pretty cheesy, and not in the good kind of way. Prince of thieves is a murky, unfocused, violent and depressing version of the classic story, with little of the lightheartedness and romance we expect from robin hood. This 14 page movie guide with handouts is for the film robin hood. Robin of locksley robin hood morgan freeman azeem mary elizabeth mastrantonio maid marian christian slater.
Robin hood marked the beginning of the end of kevin costners unanimous popularity with audiences. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. While some have argued that costner was too humorless and brooding for the part, this is a cinematic myth. Prince of thieves, kevin costner plays an arrogant rich kid who is continually confronted with the realities of what an unbalanced kingdom can. Robin hood prince of thieves full movie drama 1991 hd kevin costner, morgan freeman pajo kemberesi. How historically accurate is this movie to the time period. Prince of thieves 1991 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. In the film world there has been numerous films revolving around the iconic archer and his merrie men spanning many years in both live action format and animated format.
May 26, 2011 after robin barely survives a watery skirmish with little john, the two become allies and robin joins forces with little johns band of robber thieves to overcome the evils of the dastardly. In 2012, kevin costner sued the producers of this movie over unpaid profits. Robin hoods shot that was so accurate it split another arrow was a homage to the errol flynn film adventures of robin hood in which a similar scene also happens. Prince of thieves brings a wonderfully villainous alan rickman to this oftadapted tale, but hes robbed by bigbudget bombast and a. He was not originally supposed to be one of the regulars, but the actor got on so well with the rest of the cast, the decided not to kill nasir, but keep him on as one of robin s men. As geordies the now famous sycamore gap on hadrians wall is a must see in the movie, its one of the worlds most photographed trees thanks to the movie. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Prince of thieves full film online watch robin hood. Prince of thieves 1991 kevin reynolds on allmovie this film is a 90s version of the classic robin. But those sewers were different than the one in this movie. Trivia having watched, and been very inspired by the british television series robin hood 1984, where a saracen merry man was introduced into the robin hood legend and let loose in sherwood forest, the makers of this movie originally called morgan freemans character nasir, thinking that the character played by mark ryan in the british television series was a traditional one, drawn. About the only real highlight of the movie was alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. Prince of thieves stars kevin costner in the title role.
Robin of lockseley escapes from the turks and arrives back to england where he learns that his father has been killed by the sheriff of nottingham. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. I think it was simply called robin hood ok,so robin hood is supposed to be english, and yeah, kev costner could at least have tried an english accent, but if were going to go that far, then they may as well have got an english actor instead of an american one, but somehow, i dont think costner could have been bettered. Prince of thieves 1991 pg 2h 23m classic dramas when the dastardly sheriff of nottingham murders robin hoods father, the legendary archer vows vengeance and joins a band of exiled villagers. Robin returns to england with azeem, who vows to accompany robin until the debt of saving his life is repaid. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on. When the dastardly sheriff of nottingham murders robin hood s father, the legendary archer vows vengeance and joins a band of exiled villagers. Prince of thieves full movie engsub watch robin hood. Prince of thieves 1991 nobleman crusader robin of locksley kevin costner breaks out of a jerusalem prison with the help of.
As geordies the now famous sycamore gap on hadrians wall is a must see in the movie, it. Theres a long fight scene between robin and little john, and both fight with sticks and hit and knock each other down. Lancelot falls in love with guinevere, who is due to be married to king arthur. Prince of thieves was one of the best films of 1991, a triumph even over the special effects hype of terminator 2.