Robin Hood and the Pirates

Robin Hood and the Pirates
Directed by Giorgio Simonelli
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story by Carlo Infascelli[2]
Starring
Music by Guido Robuschi[2]
Cinematography Raffaele Masciocchi[2]
Edited by Dolores Tamburini[2]
Production
company
Finanziaria Cinematografica Italiana[1]
Release date
  • 24 December 1960 (1960-12-24) (Italy)
Country Italy[1]

Robin Hood and the Pirates (Italian: Robin Hood e i pirati) is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Giorgio Simonelli, and starring Lex Barker and Jackie Lane.[3][4]

Plot

Robin Hood, the protagonist, leaves the Sherwood Forest, and is allied with the pirates. After several clashes and many adventures, he gets tired, and decides to return to his homeland, where he discovers that his father was killed, and that is a usurper to the throne. Thus, he begins his old life as fighter who defends the poor against the rich.

Cast

Release

Robin Hood and the Pirates was released in Italy on 24 December 1960.[2] The film was released in the United States in 1964.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 141.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 140.
  3. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
  4. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

Bibliography

  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.



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