Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian is a 1976 BritishAmerican romantic adventure period film directed by Richard Lester and written by James Goldman, based on the legend of Robin Hood. It stars Sean Connery as Robin Hood, Audrey Hepburn as Lady Marian, Nicol Williamson as Little John, Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Richard Harris as Richard the Lionheart. It also features comedian Ronnie Barker in a rare film role as Friar Tuck. It was filmed in Zamora, Spain. The film marked Hepburns return to the screen after an eightyear absence.
An aging Robin Hood Connery is a trusted captain fighting for King Richard the Lionheart Harris in France, the Crusades long over. Richard orders him to take a castle that is rumored to hold a gold statue. Discovering that it is defended by a solitary, oneeyed old man Esmond Knight who is sheltering harmless women and children, and convinced that there is no statue, Robin and his righthand man, Little John Williamson, refuse to attack. King Richard, angry at their insubordination, orders the pairs execution, but before his orders can be carried out, he is mortally wounded by an arrow thrown by the old man. Richard has the helpless residents massacred, with the exception of the old man, because Richard likes his eye. The King asks Robin to pray for mercy for him. When Robin refuses, Richard draws his sword, but lacks the strength to strike him and falls to the floor. Robin helps him, and moved by his loyalty, with his last words, Richard frees Robin and Little John.After Richards death, Robin and Little John return to England and are reunited with old friends Will Scarlet Denholm Elliott and Friar Tuck Ronnie Barker in Sherwood Forest. When Robin casually inquires about Maid Marian Hepburn, they tell him she has become an abbess. When he goes to see her, she finds him as impossible as ever. He learns that his old nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham Shaw, has ordered her arrest in response to the Kings order to expel senior leaders of the Roman Catholic Church from England. Marian wants no trouble, but Robin rescues her against her will, injuring Sir Ranulf Kenneth Haigh, the Sheriffs arrogant guest, in the process. Ignoring the Sheriffs warnings, Sir Ranulf pursues Robin into the forest. His men are ambushed and devastated by arrows Sir Ranulf is left unharmed only because Robin orders him spared. When the news of Robins return spreads, old comrades and new recruits rally once more to him. Sir Ranulf asks King John Ian Holm for 200 soldiers to deal with Robin. ......
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