Robin Hood (1912)

Directed by

Étienne Arnaud, Herbert Blaché

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

30 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Robin Hood and his merry men rob from the rich to give to the poor in medieval England. The film uses costumes and special effects to show the characters' good or evil sides.

early-cinematheatricalsilentwhimsicalstylizedadventurousold-fashionedfast-paced

What happens

Robin Hood is a 1912 film made by Eclair Studios. The film's costumes feature enormous versions of the familiar hats of Robin and his merry men, and uses the unusual effect of momentarily superimposing images of different animals over each character to emphasize their good or evil qualities. The film was directed by Étienne Arnaud and Herbert Blaché, and written by Eustace Hale Ball. A restored copy of the 30-minute film exists and was exhibited in 2006 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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