Robin Hood (2010 film)

Robin Hood is a 2010 BritishAmerican epic historical adventure film based on the Robin Hood legend, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, William Hurt, and Max von Sydow. It was released incountries onMay 2010, including the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, and was also the opening film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival the same day. It was released in a furthercountries the following day, among them Australia, and an additionalcountries onMay 2010, among them the United States and Canada.

When the King is slain during an attack on the castle, Robin and his men decide to free themselves and desert. They come across an ambush of the English royal guard by Godfrey Mark Strong, an English knight who has conspired with King Philip of France to assassinate Richard. After chasing off Godfrey, Robin decides to take advantage of the situation by having his men impersonate the dead English knights to return to England. As they depart, Robin promises one of the dying knights, Sir Robert Loxley Douglas Hodge, to return his sword to his father in Nottingham.Upon arriving in London, Robin assumes the identity of the slain Loxley to inform the royal family of the Kings death. He witnesses the coronation of King John Oscar Isaac, who orders harsh new taxes to be collected, dispatching Sir Godfrey to the North to do so unaware that Godfrey will instead use French troops to stir up unrest and create an opening for Philip to invade England. ........

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