Years have elapsed since Robin and his men left Sherwood Forest to force the Magna Carta on King John. England is now under the tyrannical rule of William of Pembroke, who plans to revoke the Magna Carta and murder the boy king. But his plans are frustrated by Robert, son of Robin Hood ... and his father's merry men ...
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest isn't a retelling of Robin Hood but a sort of a sequel with Robin Hood now an elderly man but still fighting the good fight - it's just his son Robert -well played by Cornel Wilde - has the fair share of the derring-do and the hand of the fair maiden. It's a lively and lavish tale with plenty of arrows flying and some tense moments such as when the merry men try to save the boy king, lowering him down to the moat and George Macready's villainous sidekick to Pembroke is returning to the castle to stop the plan. Henry Daniell plays Pembroke with a rather cold confidence, shelling out devious plans . The castle setting is fabulous. The Technicolor is luscious. Cornel Wilde is excellent with the fencing and his duel with Pembroke is a showstopper. This is a solid swashbuckler.
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest isn't a retelling of Robin Hood but a sort of a sequel with Robin Hood now an elderly man but still fighting the good fight - it's just his son Robert -well played by Cornel Wilde - has the fair share of the derring-do and the hand of the fair maiden. It's a lively and lavish tale with plenty of arrows flying and some tense moments such as when the merry men try to save the boy king, lowering him down to the moat and George Macready's villainous sidekick to Pembroke is returning to the castle to stop the plan. Henry Daniell plays Pembroke with a rather cold confidence, shelling out devious plans . The castle setting is fabulous. The Technicolor is luscious. Cornel Wilde is excellent with the fencing and his duel with Pembroke is a showstopper. This is a solid swashbuckler.