Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest - 1960 | 80 mins | Adventure | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Terence Fisher.
Producer: Sidney Cole and Richard Greene.
Script: Alan Hackney.
Cinematography: Ken Hodges.
Film Editing: Lee Doig.
Art Direction: John Stoll.
Makeup Department: Gerry Fletcher and Hilda Fox.
Sound Department: John W. Mitchell, Alban Streeter and Harry Tate.
Costume and Wardrobe Department: Rachel Austin and John McCorry.
Editorial Department: James Needs.
Original Music: Alun Hoddinott.
Music Department: Stanley Black and John Hollingsworth.

The Cast

Richard Greene - Robin Hood
Sarah Branch - Maid Marian
Peter Cushing - Sheriff of Nottingham
Richard Pasco - Edward, Earl of Newark
Nigel Green - Little John
Niall MacGinnis - Friar Tuck
Jack Gwillim - Archbishop Hubert Walter
Edwin Richfield - The Sheriff's Lieutenant
Oliver Reed - Lord Melton
Patrick Crean - Lord Ollerton
Vanda Godsell - The Prioress
Dennis Lotis - Alan A'Dale
Derren Nesbitt - Martin of Eastwood

Plot Synopsis

A Hammer Films spin-off from the long-running ATV television series The Adventures of Robin Hood based on the escapades of Nottingham's favourite outlaw. Shot in Technicolor at Bray and in Ireland, director Terence Fisher wasn’t too comfortable with the swashbuckling battle scenes but remains true to the spirit of the original series. Richard Greene follows in the footsteps of such famous Hoods as Douglas Fairbanks Sr, Errol Flynn and Richard Todd, and locks horns with Peter Cushing’s dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham. Oliver Reed appears as a vicious villain and Derren Nesbitt plays a nice young outlaw. It's a cheap and cheerful affair but rollicking action fare for children and adults alike.

Robin Hood (Greene) goes undercover to infiltrate the group headed by the Sheriff of Nottingham (Cushing) and the evil Earl of Newark ( Pasco), discovering their plan to murder the Archbishop of Canterbury (Gwillim), and then go on to take over Bawtry Castle. But Robin organizes his band of men to rescue the Archbishop and Maid Marian (Branch); he then continues to quell the insurrection by defeating Newark's small army.