• Release Date:
  September 30th, 2003
• Genre:
  Adventure
• Edition:
  2 Discs DVD
• Format:
  DVD
• Disc Aspect Ratio:
  • 1.33:1 (Fullscreen)
• MPAA Rating:
  PG Parental guidance suggested
• Runtime:
  1 hour 42 minutes
• Studio:
  Warner Home Video
• UPC:
  012569513129
• Number of Discs:
  2
• Disc Sides:
  2
• Production Year:
  2003

In order to avoid the material copyrighted by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for his 1922 Robin Hood, the scripters of this Flynn version relied on several legendary episodes that had never before been filmed, notably the battle between Robin and Little John (Alan Hale Sr., who played this part three times in his long career) and the "piggy-back" episode between Robin and Friar Tuck (Eugene Pallette). The film ties together the various ancient anecdotes with a storyline bounded by the capture in Austria of Richard the Lionheart (Ian Hunter) on one end and Richard's triumphant return to England on the other. Robin Hood is already an outlaw at the outset of the film, while Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland) is initially part of the enemy camp, as one of Prince John's (Claude Rains) entourage. Marian warms up to Robin's fight against injustice (and to Robin himself), eventually becoming a trusted ally. James Cagney was originally announced for the role of Robin Hood, just before Cagney left Warner Bros. in a salary dispute. William Keighley was the original director, but he worked too slowly to suit the tight production schedule and was replaced by Michael Curtiz (both men receive screen credit). A lengthy opening jousting sequence was shot but removed from the final print; portions of this sequence show up as stock footage in the 1957 Warners film The Story of Mankind. The chestnut-colored Palomino horse ridden by de Havilland in the Sherwood Forest scenes later gained screen stardom as Roy Rogers' Trigger. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

• Special Features
  • cc
  • All-new 65th-anniversary digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements
  • Revealing documentaries on the movie's making and the Technicolor process
  • Audio commentary
  • Outtakes
  • Music-only audio track
  • Leonard Maltin hosts "Warner Night at the Movies" 1938, with trailer, newsreel, musical short, and cartoon
  • "Robin Hood Through the Ages"
  • Home movies
  • More vintage cartoons, short subjects, and studio blooper reel
  • Galleries of art/photo/publicity materials and Errol Flynn trailers
  • Audio-only extras: Radio show and Korngold scoring session

• Region
  1
• Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
• Audio
  • Dolby Digital Mono

• Chapters
  • Side #1 -- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • 1. Credits and Foreword [3:16]
  • 2. Sir Guy Gets the Point [3:01]
  • 3. A Problem Saxon [3:11]
  • 4. Uninvited Guest [2:32]
  • 5. Escaping Guy's Castle [4:34]
  • 6. Pass the Word [3:37]
  • 7. Little John [3:22]
  • 8. An Oath [1:44]
  • 9. Messages Via Arrow [2:22]
  • 10. Friar Tuck [5:39]
  • 11. Welcome to Sherwood [5:03]
  • 12. Hosting Nobility [3:51]
  • 13. Reward Enough [4:25]
  • 14. Escorts Homeward [1:44]
  • 15. Archery Tournament [4:31]
  • 16. Tightening on the Target [4:21]
  • 17. Captured [2:37]
  • 18. Marian Wants to Help [4:44]
  • 19. Snatched From the Noose [4:25]
  • 20. Love Declared [5:33]
  • 21. Kent Road Tavern [3:04]
  • 22. Secret Loyalties Uncovered [4:00]
  • 23. Munch's Mission [3:30]
  • 24. In the Best Hands [4:31]
  • 25. Coronation Day [3:06]
  • 26. Swords and Other Weapons [2:47]
  • 27. Guy vs. Robin [2:26]
  • 28. The Lady's Hand [3:04]
  • 29. Cast List [:36]

• Menu
  • Side #1 -- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Play Movie
  • Scene Selections
  • Special Features
  • Commentary by Author and Film Historian Rudy Behlmer
  • Music-Only Track
  • Warner Night at the Movies
  • Introduction by Leonard Maltin
  • Play All
  • Angels With Dirty Faces Theatrical Trailer
  • Newsreel
  • Freddie Rich and His Orchestra
  • Katnip Kollege
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Flynn Trailer Gallery
  • Play All
  • Captain Blood (1935)
  • The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
  • Dodge City (1939)
  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
  • The Sea Hawk (1940)
  • The Dive Bomber (1941)
  • They Died With Their Boots On (1941)
  • Objective, Burma! (1945)
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1948 Reissue)
  • Kim (1950)
  • The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
  • Awards
  • Cast & Crew
  • Languages
  • English
  • French/Français
  • Spanish/Español
  • English Subtitles
  • French/Français Subtitles
  • Spanish/Español Subtitles
  • Subtitles Off
  • Continue
  • Side #2 -- Additional Bonus Material
  • Special Features
  • Glorious Technicolor
  • The Science of Color
  • The Forgotten Pioneer
  • Fairbanks to the Rescue
  • Independent Spirits
  • Selznick Takes the Plunge
  • From Oz to Tara
  • Technicolor Stardom
  • Technicolor Artists
  • Technicolor in England
  • The Business of Show
  • End Credits
  • Welcome to Sherwood: The Story of The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Looney Tunes
  • Rabbit Hood
  • Robin Hood Daffy
  • Short Films
  • Cavalcade of Archery
  • The Cruise of the Zaca
  • Robin Hood Through the Ages
  • A Journey to Sherwood Forest
  • From the Cutting Room
  • Outtakes
  • Breakdowns of 1938
  • Audio Vault
  • 5/11/1938 National Radio Broadcast: The Robin Hood Radio Show
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold Piano Session
  • Play All
  • Love for Love - Escape Me Never
  • Main Title - Kings Row
  • Love Theme - The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Finale - The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • The Nocturne - The Sea Wolf
  • Love Theme - Thye Sea Hawk
  • Love Theme - Kings Row
  • Tomorrow - The Constant Nymph
  • Panama Theme - The Sea Hawk
  • The Ship - Captain Blood
  • Love Theme - The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
  • Love Theme - Anthony Adverse
  • Splitting the Arrow Galleries
  • Historical Art
  • Costume Design
  • Scene Concept Drawings
  • Cast & Crew
  • Publicity & Posters
  • Languages
  • English
  • Continue