Prince of thieves brings a wonderfully villainous alan rickman to this oftadapted tale, but hes robbed by bigbudget bombast and a muddled screenplay. Sean connerys cameo appearance as king richard the lionheart in robin hood. Sean connery is an scottish actor who played robin hood in robin and marian and later king richard in the american film robin hood. Paul newman, sean connery and dennis hopper go back to filtering menu. Sir sean connery was first offered the cameo of lord locksley brian. Prince of thieves is an american film which was released in 1991. Prince of thieves was nominated for two golden raspberry awards. Prince of thieves 45 movie clip call off christmas 1991 hd duration. The giving to the poor half of the equation is always a boring business that robin hood films tend to skimp or omit. Prince of thieves didnt appreciate that was going on, and it was a real favourite of my youth.
All marriage scenes invariably use the wording of the book of common prayer, which. After being captured while on crusade robin of locksley returns home to england accompanied by. Having played robin hood himself, opposite audrey hepburn in 1976s robin and marian, sean connery was drafted in for a last minute cameo. Kevin costner is the legendary swashbuckling hero of englands sherwood forest who defends the poor and battles alan rickmans deliciously evil sheriff of nottingham. Sean connerys star persona and the queer middle ages. Sean connery s cameo appearance as king richard the lionheart in robin hood. Kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman, and sean connery star in this historical actionadventure. But the actor gave the entire amount to an array of. Alan rickman, and sean connery star in this historical actionadventure breathing new life into the legendary, swashbuckling hero who defends the poor and battles the evil sheriff of nottingham in englands sherwood forest. After robin barely survives a watery skirmish with little john nick. Alan rickman and mary elizabeth mastrantonio in robin hood. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. More than anything else, the robin hood story is about lightness.
Kevin costner won the worst actor award for his performance as robin hood, while christian slater received a nomination for worst supporting actor for his performances in this film and mobsters, but lost to dan aykroyd for nothing but trouble. Sean connery s performance as robin hood in the film robin and marian has been named by a panel of experts as the best depiction of the sherwood forest legend, ahead of. Prince of thieves 1991 when robin kevin costner witnesses the sheriffs tyranny, he breaks the law to uphold justice for the good of all men and the love of a woman. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. Just to say that in the film robin hood, prince of thieves he was played by sean connery, a scotsman who doesnt support the monarchy and lives in spain. Prince of thieves double sided by warner home video by kevin reynolds. For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law official tagline robin hood. A young thief antonio banderas, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great. These items are dispatched from and sold by different sellers. Set in a benighted stretch of the dark ages, it gives us a. Prince of thieves often feels like it was made by committee. The woodland images are robust and organic, yet the shots arent edited together to form a consistent point of view.
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