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Robin Hood is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by John Irvin released in USA on 13 may 1991 with Patrick Bergin
Robin Hood (1991)
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Add to a movie listRobin Hood is a 1991 British adventure film directed by John Irvin and starring Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Jeroen Krabbé and Edward Fox. In the United States and South America the film was shown on the Fox network. It was released in cinemas in several countries in Europe and elsewhere, including Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
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The film begins when a miller, who is poaching deer on lands belonging to the King of England, is detected by a hunting party led by the evil knight Sir Miles Folcanet (Jürgen Prochnow). The miller flees the hunting party until he runs into a Saxon earl, Robert Hode (Patrick Bergin), and his friend, Will. The miller pleads for help as the Normans arrive and threaten to poke the miller's eyes out. Before they can carry out the punishment, Hode (urged by Will) stops them. Folcanet is enraged and demands that Hode be punished by the local Sheriff (shire-reeve), Roger Daguerre (Jeroen Krabbé).Actors
Patrick Bergin
(Sir Robert Hode)
Uma Thurman
(Maid Marian)
Jürgen Prochnow
(Sir Miles Folcanet)
Jeroen Krabbé
(Baron Roger Daguerre)
Edward Fox
(Prince John)
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