The Men of Sherwood Forest
The Men of Sherwoof Forest | |
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Directed by | Val Guest |
Produced by | Michael Carreras |
Written by | Allan MacKinnon |
Starring |
Don Taylor Reginald Beckwith Eileen Moore |
Music by | Doreen Carwithen |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Edited by | James Needs |
Production company |
Hammer Films (UK) |
Release dates | 1954 (UK) |
Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Men of Sherwood Forest is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Val Guest and starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore and David King-Wood. The film follows the exploits of Robin Hood and his followers.[1][2] Doreen Carwithen wrote the score for the film.
Plot
In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood builds a plan to rescue him from this tight spot. Unfortunately, he is captured. The Merry Men then have to fulfil a double mission: find Robin Hood and save the King.
Cast
- Don Taylor - Robin Hood
- Reginald Beckwith - Friar Tuck
- Eileen Moore - Lady Alys
- David King-Wood - Sir Guy Belton
- Douglas Wilmer - Sir Nigel Saltire
- Harold Lang - Hubert
- Ballard Berkeley - Walter
- Patrick Holt - King Richard
- Wensley Pithey - Hugo
- Leslie Linder - Little John
- John Van Eyssen - Will Scarlett
Crew
- Director: Val Guest
- Assistant director: Jack Sangster
- Screenplay by Allan MacKinnon
- Photography: Walter J. Harvey, B.S.C
- Music by Doreen Carwithen
- Musical director: John Hollingsworth
- Art director: J. Elder Wills
- Editor: James Needs
- Production manager: Jimmy Sangster
- Produced by Michael Carreras
- Sound recording: Sid Wiles and Ken Cameron
- Continuity: Renee Glynne
- Camera operator: Len Harris
- Make-up: Phillip Leakey
- Hairdresser: Monica Hustler
- Costume designer: Michael Withaker
- Wardrobe mistress: Molly Arbuthnot
- Production company: Hammer Film Productions
- Country: England
- Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1 - Eastmancolor - Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
- Runtime : 77 mn
- Release date: 17 November 1954
- Produced at Bray Studio, England
Critical reception
David Parkinson noted in the Radio Times, "a cheap and cheerful Hammer outing to Sherwood, with production values on a par with the infamously parsimonious ITV series starring Richard Greene," concluding "Val Guest directs with little feel for the boisterous action, but it's a tolerable frolic all the same" ;[3] while TV Guide wrote, "this low-budget swashbuckler is good fun for the undiscriminating."[4]
References
- ↑ Coventry (1 November 1954). "The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)". IMDb.
- ↑ "Men of Sherwood Forest". BFI.
- ↑ David Parkinson. "Men of Sherwood Forest". RadioTimes.
- ↑ "Men Of Sherwood Forest". TV Guide.