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Plot Summary:
The Legend of Robin Hood was a 1975 BBC television serial that told the story of the life of Robin Hood.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
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The Adventures of Maid Marian (2022)
Plot Summary:
Everyone knows the stories of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, but this the story of what happens next. Out of the shadows, a legend returns to save her people from the tyranny of the disgraced Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin Hood remains at war and Marian must put her own combat skills to the test, creating a new tale that will be heralded throughout the ages.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
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Return of the Saint (1978)
Plot Summary:
Return of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast on CBS in the United States. It was co-produced by ITC Entertainment and the Italian broadcaster RAI and ran for 24 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Adventure, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, eurospy
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Long Live Robin Hood (1971)
Plot Summary:
This bunch is none other than the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest and their feisty leader, Robin Hood. This is a '70s release of the often-played Robin Hood story.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 103 min
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A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
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After being falsely accused of murder, Sir Robin of Loxley takes refuge in the untamed wilderness of Sherwood Forest where he stumbles across a group of outlaws. Although initially suspicious of the aristocrat's motives, the men are soon won over by his integrity and prowess and Robin transforms them into a formidable fighting force, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. As word of his fame and valour spreads, a legend is born.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
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Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989)
Plot Summary:
Maid Marian and her Merry Men is a British children's sitcom created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC One and ran for four series, with the last episode shown in 1994. The show was a partially musical comic retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, placing Maid Marian in the role of leader of the Merry Men, and reducing Robin to an incompetent ex-tailor. The programme was much appreciated by children and adults alike, and has been likened to Blackadder, not only for its historical setting and the presence of Tony Robinson, but also for its comic style. It is more surreal than Blackadder, however, and drops even more anachronisms. Many of the show's cast such as Howard Lew Lewis, Forbes Collins, Ramsay Gilderdale and Patsy Byrne had previously appeared in various episodes of Blackadder alongside Robinson. Like many British children's programmes, there is a lot of social commentary sneakily inserted, as well as witty asides about the Royal family, buses running on time, etc. Many of the plots spoofed or referenced film and television shows including other incarnations of Robin Hood in those mediums.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, History, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, parody, surreal, black comedy, slapstick comedy, period piece
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Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri (1976)
Plot Summary:
Robin Hood fights the evil Sheriff of Nothingham. Friar Tuck brings his friend Moi Kato, a Kung Fu master. Medival movie meets Italo Eastern.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 96 min
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Treasure Island (1977)
Plot Summary:
Treasure Island is a 1977 television adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel. It was filmed in 1977 on location in Plymouth and Dartford, and in Corsica, and also at BBC Television Centre at Wood Lane, London. Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led by Long John Silver have plans to take the treasure for themselves by way of mutiny. This four-episode adaptation by John Lucarotti, while particularly faithful to the original, adds an expanded narrative concerning the declining Daniel Hawkins, as well as clarifying Squire Trelawney's naiveté in trusting Blandly and Silver. This takes place in the first episode; Billy Bones tempts Jim's father into arranging a two-man treasure voyage, the corrupt shipping agent Ezra Blandly guesses their intentions and tips off Silver, who hoodwinks and then cruelly tortures the information out of a hapless alcoholic Mr Arrow. Billy Bones plans founder, and Hawkins snr catches pneumonia in the rain, which finishes him. Lucarotti's additions to the original provide useful backstory, and the pirate idiom is sufficiently well captured for these additions not to be too obvious.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 190 min
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The Ribald Tales of Robin Hood (1969)
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In this version the baddies conspire to use Maid Marian against Robin, and this makes for some useful dramatics. She is also cast against type, with Marian having huge breasts and dark hair. Film’s highlight is a lengthy torture scene, rather imaginatively staged by director Richard Kanter in an attempt to outdo the softcore king of s&m Lee Frost, as Sallyforth does all sorts of nasty things to a suspended-in-air Marian. Many other subplots keep the pot boiling and even manage to engender almost-moving emotions amongst the characters, though the periodic "stop everything" to make way for fully-nude sex simulation scenes are more than distracting. It's well-shot by erstwhile cameraman and sometime director Paul Hipp, especially an early scene of Robin humping the wonderful softcore actress Capri, featuring terrific low angle shots of her mighty rack.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, independent film, grindhouse
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Diamond Cartel (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her will into a vast criminal ocean. As passion, violence, and turmoil swirl around her, she finds herself on the brink of death, and only her true love can rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Kazakhstan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: romantic, scenic
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Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her father maps out for her.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: period piece, costume drama
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Kingslayer (2022)
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With just a few days to his coronation, Richard the Lionheart faces an unexpected ordeal. What should have been a secret encounter with the woman he loves becomes a battle of life and death as mercenaries interrupt their encounter.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 741
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 (1967)
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Adventure
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: epic, saga
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The Four Warriors (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four battle-weary Crusaders take on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children from a devastated village.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
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Robin Hood: The Ghost of Sherwood (2012)
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After selling his soul to a sorceress Robin is killed in battle. Distraught over these horrific turn of events Marian and Little John attempt to resuscitate Robin and his Merry Men. In doing so they inadvertently have turned the one-time heroes into the living dead and worse, the ghostly reincarnations are now hunting down Marian and Little John. So the pair attempt to seek out a new potion that will free these tormented souls from their demonic possession.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film
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Black Arrow (1985)
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In 15th century England, a civil war called Wars of the Roses is being fought between two rival houses who want the throne. Fresh from battle, a knight finds his family dead. He joins the outlaws led by the Black Arrow (Stephan Chase) to seek justice. The noble Black Arrow foils Sir Brackley's (Oliver Reed) plan to kill one ward (Benedict Taylor) and marry the other. This is a classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson turned into film by Disney pictures.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: period piece
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National Theatre Live: Treasure Island (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's a theatre adaptation of well known story of Jim Hawkins and his adventures in search of treasure of Treasure Island.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min
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Crossbow (1987)
Plot Summary:
Crossbow is a 1987 action/adventure television series that aired on The Family Channel. The series was produced by Steven North and Richard Schlesinger for Robert Halmi Inc., in co-production with French television network FR3, and filmed entirely on location in France.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 26 min
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D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2005)
Plot Summary:
Exile and possibly death are in the cards for the Queen of France in this edgy cloak-and-dagger adventure based on Alexandre Dumas' unrivaled tale of THE THREE MUSKETEERS and their reckless romantic friend D'Artagnan. Supernatural powers and dark mystical forces add an exciting twist to this classic tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Canada, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining, stylized, semi serious
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Moonfleet (2013)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of J Meade Falkner’s 1898 swashbuckling novel. A young man craving adventure joins a gang of smugglers in search of Blackbeard's diamond.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, semi serious, humorous, epic, period piece, nautical, costume drama, period drama
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When Things Were Rotten (1975)
Plot Summary:
When Things Were Rotten is an American situation comedy television series created in 1975 by Mel Brooks and aired for half a season by ABC. A parody of the Robin Hood legend, the series starred Richard Gautier as Robin Hood. Also in the regular cast were Dick Van Patten as Friar Tuck, Bernie Kopell as Alan-a-Dale, Henry Polic II as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Ron Rifkin as Prince John, Misty Rowe as Maid Marian, and David Sabin as Little John. Richard Dimitri played a dual role as identical twin brothers; Renaldo was one of the Merry Men, while Bertram was the Sheriff's right-hand man.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, sitcom, spoof
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Karl der Grosse (1993)
Plot Summary:
Young Charlemagns is placed on the Frankish throne in the middle of the 8th Century A.D. Despite having many powerful enemies he slowly unites the nations of Western Europe and rebuilds civilization on the ruins of the Roman Empire.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: historical drama
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Covington Cross (1992)
Plot Summary:
Covington Cross is a British/American television series that was broadcast on the ABC in the United States from August 25 to October 31, 1992. The program also aired in the United Kingdom and was scheduled to be broadcast in France. The series was filmed and produced in the UK, by a British production company, but it was ultimately accountable to an American network.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min
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Arthur of the Britons (1972)
Plot Summary:
This series strips away the elaborate medieval view of Camelot, and presents Arthur as the chief of a small Celt tribe in Dark-Ages Britain, a century or two after the withdrawal of Rome. Arthur struggles to weave the scattered tribes of Celts, Jutes, etc. into a union that can effectively oppose the Saxon invaders who are arriving in Britain in growing numbers. He is aided by his adoptive father, Llud, and his foster brother, Kai, who is himself a Saxon foundling.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: costume drama, arthurian, historical drama, period drama
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Princess of Thieves (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sherwood forest has a courageous new hero - Gwyn, the daughter of Robin Hood. Possessing the cunning skills of her legendary father and the beauty and intelligence of her mother Maid Marian, Gwyn is anxious to follow in her father's footsteps. King Richard nears death and Robin Hood and his Merry Men are summoned to help bring Richard's son Philip to his rightful place on the throne before the evil Prince John can assume power. Robin Hood's life and that of the future King of England soon lies in Gwyn's hands when Robin is captured and sentenced to death.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, heroic, period piece, costume drama, hood, tense, period drama
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Leonardo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Leonardo is a British children's television series broadcast on CBBC. The show is an adventure programme featuring a teenage Leonardo da Vinci starring Jonathan Bailey. The series is set in 15th-century Florence. A second series premiered on CBBC on 20 September 2012, starting with episodes one and two being shown back to back. For Series 2, actor James Clyde replaced Alistair McGowan in the role of Piero de' Medici. It was announced on 21 January 2013 that Leonardo would not be recommissioned for a third series.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
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The Musketeers (2014)
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Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense – men that can be trusted and believed in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: exciting, historical drama, costume drama, realistic, serious, tension, suspense, period piece, epic, stylized
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Robin Hood (2006)
Plot Summary:
Robin Hood is a British television programme, produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, with co-funding from the BBC America cable television channel in the United States. Based on the traditional stories of legendary English folk hero Robin Hood, the programme started on 7 October 2006. Series two commenced broadcasting on 6 October 2007 with the final two episodes on 29 December 2007. Series three began airing on 28 March 2009 for a thirteen episode run. The series was axed by the BBC after series three following the departure of multiple characters, including lead actor Jonas Armstrong.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, realistic, semi serious, epic, fairy tale, gothic, period piece, costume drama, mythical
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Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009)
Plot Summary:
King Richard is away fighting the Crusade, his brother Prince John has been left in charge. In order to further international diplomatic relations with Norway, the beautiful young Maid Marian is to be married off to a prince. A cursed girl who can change into a ferocious dragon is used to find and pacify Robin Hood.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, tense, suspenseful, mystical, mythical, serious
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Robin and Marian (1976)
Plot Summary:
Robin Hood is an old man when he returns with his best friend Little John to England after the Crusades. Maid Marian has entered a nunnery, King Richard is a raving lunatic, his Brother John a moron, and the age of great adventure has seemed to have passed Robin by. But when The Sheriff of Nottingham once again threatens Sherwood, Robin gathers his faithful men, and band of peasants to fight oppression in this high-spirited adventure in which Robin Hood and Maid Marian rediscover their love….
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, stylized, period piece, suspense, epic, mythical, touching, emotional
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Ivanhoe (1997)
Plot Summary:
This grand six-part adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's rousing adventure of the Middle Ages tells the epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe (Steven Waddington) and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert (Ciarán Hinds. Caught between the rivalries and religious struggles are Ivanhoe's betrothed Rowena (Victoria Smurfit) and the brave, beautiful Jewess healer Rebecca (Susan Lynch), who wins Ivanhoe's heart with her courage. Set against the historical backdrop of a Britain straining under the corrupt rule of Prince John while Richard the Lionhearted fights in the Crusades.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 270 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, costume drama, exciting, epic, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, period drama