Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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| Directed by | Kevin Reynolds |
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| Story by | Pen Densham |
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| Cinematography | Douglas Milsome |
| Edited by | Peter Boyle |
| Music by | Michael Kamen |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $48–60 million[2] |
| Box office | $390.5 million[3] |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 American action-adventure movie based on the English folk tale of Robin Hood and set in the late 12th century. Directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Pen Densham and John Watson, the movie 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.
Despite receiving mixed reviews from movie critics, the movie was a box office success, earning $390.5 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-earning movie of 1991. Rickman received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham. The theme song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and it won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Easton, Nina J. (July 24, 1990). "Costner May Put Morgan Creek Ahead of Robin Hood Pack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ↑ Billington, Michael (March 18, 1991). "Robin Hood Freshens Up A Film Legend". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
The latest saga from Sherwood Forest recently finished four months of filming in England and is an epic movie said to have cost in the neighborhood of $60 million.
- ↑ "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)". Box Office Mojo. October 17, 1991. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ "1992 Grammy Awards". Metrolyrics.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on IMDb
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at AllMovie
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at the TCM Movie Database
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at Box Office Mojo
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