![]() ![]() In some tellings she rescues herself but the bride is erased as a character when her tale is given to Marian. This new element sometimes compiles Marian with the bride's tale resulting in a much weaker Marian than the swordswoman was in the original tales and ballads in order to allow for her rescue by Robin. In modern media his wife is often absent to allow for his oft used modern trait of pursuing Maid Marian or the bride despite their despising him. In the ballad "Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne" the Sheriff is shot through the heart by Little John after the outlaw is saved from execution by Robin Hood who had disguised himself as Sir Guy after defeating and killing the assassin. The Sheriff has had many deaths, even in the surviving medieval ballads he gets a handful of different ones. Robin later feels cheated that the Sheriff considers him too much of a coward to show his face at the obvious trap and shoots an arrow through the Sheriff's window with a message letting him know just who he gave the prize to. Sometimes Robin's disguise as a one eyed beggar goes undetected and the outlaw wins the golden or in some cases silver arrow that is the prize of the tourney. When he returns home after being outwitted and robbed by Robin he tells his wife that the outlaw had him dead to rights and would have probably ended his life had he not known his adversary had such a good wife waiting for his return. In one version when Robin was able to win the contest in disguise he led the Sheriff to the forest promising to help him find where Robin is hiding. The Sheriff organized a shooting competition to lure Robin from the forest, from there the outcome and preparation varies even as early as the ballads, though he often has or allows Gilbert his head archer enter the contest. Phillip Mark, the historical High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1208 has been proposed as a candidate and been named as the Sheriff in several adaptations. Original uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.The sheriff an occupation which existed at the time of the ballads (though the title was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests, the simple title of Sheriff of Nottingham was a later job title of a less powerful position) but he is never named in the surviving ballads and it is not known if he was based on a historical figure.Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper. ![]() Bryan Adams "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" performance at Slane Castle, Ireland.One-on-One with the Cast - archival 1991 interviews with Costner, Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Slater and Alan Rickman.Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie - an archival 1991 documentary hosted by Pierce Brosnan.Here We Are Kings: Making Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - a multi-part documentary featuring interviews with Densham, Watson, director of photography Douglas Milsome, editor Peter Boyle, costume designer John Bloomfield and many more members of the creative team.Audio commentary with actors Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater and writers/producers Pen Densham and John Watson.Audio commentary with director Kevin Reynolds and actor Kevin Costner.Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.Original uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio.High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation of both cuts.4K restorations of both the theatrical and extended cuts from the original negative by Arrow Films.Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves dazzles in a 4K restoration, accompanied by a king's ransom of insightful bonus features. This grand, swashbuckling adventure in the classic tradition is brought to life by an all-star supporting cast, including Christian Slater (True Romance), Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon) and a memorable cameo from Sean Connery (himself a former Robin Hood), plus an instantly recognisable score by Michael Kamen (Highlander) – not to mention a chart-topping Bryan Adams theme song. With his Moorish companion Azeem (Morgan Freeman, Unforgiven), he joins a band of peasant rebels to do battle against the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman, Die Hard) and win the hand of the fair Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, The Abyss), cousin of the absent King of England. Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner, Waterworld) returns from the Crusades to find his father dead and vows revenge. Helmed by director Kevin Reynolds (Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves pays homage to the past while transforming the famous outlaw of Sherwood Forest into a movie icon fit for the 1990s. SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO UPHOLD JUSTICE IS TO BREAK THE LAW.įrom Errol Flynn to Disney, Hollywood has long been fascinated with the legend of Robin Hood. ![]()
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