Information
| Year: | 2010 |
| Rating: | 7.0(31707) |
| Listed in: | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Directed by: | Ridley Scott |
| Actors: | Russell Crowe Max von Sydow William Hurt Mark Strong Oscar Isaac Cate Blanchett |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Ridley Scott | |
| Actors | |
| Russell Crowe | as Robin Longstride |
| Max von Sydow | as Sir Walter Loxley |
| William Hurt | as William Marshal |
| Mark Strong | as Godfrey |
| Oscar Isaac | as Prince John |
| Danny Huston | as King Richard The Lionheart |
| Mark Addy | as Friar Tuck |
| Matthew Macfadyen | as Sheriff of Nottingham |
| Kevin Durand | as Little John |
| Scott Grimes | as Will Scarlet |
| Alan Doyle | as Allan A'Dayle |
| Douglas Hodge | as Sir Robert Loxley |
| Robert Pugh | as Baron Baldwin |
| Gerard McSorley | as Baron Fitzrobert |
| Velibor Topic | as Belvedere |
| Ciaran Flynn | as Loop |
| Simon McBurney | as Father Tancred |
| John Nicholas | as Farmer Paul |
| Thomas Arnold | as Captain of the Royal Barge |
| Pip Carter | as Royal Equery |
| Mark Lewis Jones | as Stone Mason Longstride |
| Bronson Webb | as Jimoen |
| Denis Menochet | as Adhemar |
| Jamie Beamish | as Church Deacon |
| John Atterbury | as Exchequer |
| Luke Evans | as Sheriff's Thug |
| Roy Holder | as Gaffer Tom |
| Mark David | as Baron Baldwin's Grandson |
| Ned Dennehy | as Sentinel |
| Nicolas Simon | as Slovenly French Cook |
| Stuart Martin | as Messenger |
| Steve Evets | as Ragged Messenger |
| Eric Rulliat | as Ruffian |
| Abraham Belaga | as King Philip's Aide |
| Jack Downham | as Young Robin |
| Richard Riddell | as Sentry |
| David Bertrand | as French Captain |
| Arthur Darvill | as Groom |
| Lee Battle | as Soldier Boy |
| Nicky Bell | as Soldier Two |
| John O'Toole | as Tom the Pig Man |
| Ralph Ineson | as Northerner |
| Zuriel De Peslouan | as French Informant |
| Jake Curran | as Distinctive Man |
| Samuel Dupuy | as French Flagship Captain |
| Nick Lucas | as Justiciar |
| Alan Charlesworth | as Cardinal Roger |
| Lothaire Gerard | as French Boy |
| Mat Laroche | as Laughing French Soldier |
| Chris Jared | as Equerry |
| Joseph Hamilton | as Feral Child |
| James Hamilton | as Feral Child |
| James Burrows | as Feral Child |
| Danny Clarke | as Feral Child |
| Tom Blyth | as Feral Child |
| Michael Archer | as French Invasion Soldier |
| Stephen Armourae | as French Lord |
| Jack Butler | as Extra |
| Andy Callaghan | as Principle Archer |
| Jamie Clark | as Palace Guard |
| Jason Collins | as Peasant |
| James Currie | as Archer |
| James Fiddy | as Nobleman |
| Neil Findlater | as English Longbowman/Baron |
| Joe Golby | as Archer |
| Kas Graham | as Archer |
| Stephen Gregory | as French General/Archer |
| Lee Nicholas Harris | as Archer |
| Peter Holyoake | as Sapper |
| Jimi James | as Baron's Northern Army Soldier |
| Michael Koltes | as Tax Collector |
| João Costa Menezes | as Archer |
| Robert Harrison O'Neil | as Archer |
| Michael St Omer | as Sapper |
| Robert Roman Ratajczak | as Royal Archer |
| Geoff Searle | as Royal Archer |
| Jack Steele | as Archer |
| Simon Steggall | as Dock Worker |
| Umit Ulgen | as Archer |
| Martin Walker | as Palace Guard |
| Christian Wolf-La'Moy | as English Longbow Archer |
| Jonathan Zaccaï | as King Philip |
| Actresses | |
| Cate Blanchett | as Marion Loxley |
| Eileen Atkins | as Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| Léa Seydoux | as Isabella of Angoulême |
| Denise Gough | as Village Mother |
| Ruby Bentall | as Margaret Walter's Maid |
| Lisa Millett | as Walter's Cook |
| Jessica Raine | as Princess Isabel of Gloucester |
| Giannina Facio | as Lady-in-Waiting |
| Hannah Barrie | as Woman at Bog |
| Andrea Ware | as Little John's Wench |
| Lucy Lavey | as Village Girl |
| Jo Marriott | as Friar Tucks Wench |
| Sarah Jane O'Neill | as Nottingham Villager/Londoner |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, French |
| Filming dates: | 30 March 2009 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 200,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 99,463,670 USD (13 June 2010) UK - 9,090,395 GBP (23 May 2010) Russia - 352,986,726 RUR (6 June 2010) |
| Plot: | Birth of a legend. Following King Richard's death in France, archer Robin Longstride, along with Will Scarlett, Alan-a-Dale and Little John, returns to England. They encounter the dying Robert of Locksley, whose party was ambushed by treacherous Godfrey, who hopes to facilitate a French invasion of England. Robin promises the dying knight he will return his sword to his father Walter in Nottingham. Here Walter encourages him to impersonate the dead man to prevent his land being confiscated by the crown, and he finds himself with Marian, a ready-made wife. Hoping to stir baronial opposition to weak King John and allow an easy French take-over, Godfrey worms his way into the king's service as Earl Marshal of England and brutally invades towns under the pretext of collecting Royal taxes. Can Robin navigate the politics of barons, royals, traitors, and the French? |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Women of Ireland - Mná na h-Éireann" Written by Seán Ó Riada Performed by Marc Streitenfeld "Permis F" Written by Pat Jabbar Abdelaziz Lamari & Kasbah Rockers Performed by Kasbah Rockers Courtesy of Barraka El Farnatshi Prod. (extended DVD version only) |
Goofs
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DATE: When the French stage their landing on the English coast, they are brought on shore by boats that look suspiciously like Higgins boats that were used in the D Day invasion of Normandy, except that they are powered by rowers. Higgins boats and their characteristic opening bow, were not to be invented for another 750 years. Continuity: In the battle when the French fleet land the sky varies between shots as blue, dull gray, or mixed white clouds. Fact errors: A title card identifies the historical period as the "turn of the 12th century," but the story actually takes place around 1200 A.D., the turn of the 13th century. DATE: When Robin dances with Marian the band in the village plays the tune 'Women of Ireland', written by Sean O'Riada in the late twentieth century and used in the film Barry Lyndon (1975). GEOG: Many "cities in the North" are being ransacked and burnt, but Peterborough is not a city in the North of England. Fact errors: When Robin and his men are on the ship from France to England, they are drinking out of glass goblets. Glass was very expensive, and would never have been used on a ship. Instead, they've have had pewter or wooden drinking vessels. Fact errors: In reality, Richard died in the arms of his mother, after a wound from an arrow became gangrenous. Continuity: When riding to board the boat in France, Robin's horse is already wet from the mid tail down, while the other horses are dry. Fact errors: Queen Eleanor is shown hunting with an owl. Owls were not used in falconry, as they hunt by sound and not sight. A Queen (or King) would have used a Ger Falcon. DATE: When the French king is preparing to land on the English Coast, he is told that they would land in "about 40 minutes". Time was not measured in minutes at that time. The closest they could tell was before mid-day or after mid-day. FAIR: Several characters speak of seed corn. Many viewers interpret this as maize which wasn't introduced to England until the 15th or 16th century. However, the word corn in 1199 England was used for many different cereal grains (wheat, rye, oats, etc.), not the corn-on the-cob we think of today. DATE: During the period in which this film is set, rulers would not have been called "Your Majesty," a term of address that was created in Tudor times. Earlier kings were addressed as "Your Grace." DATE: King Richard snaps at someone not to mollycoddle him. The word "mollycoddle" has its origins in the 19th century. FAIR: It has been said that the size of Robin's childhood hand mark on the carved stone when we see Robin's memory fits the size of his hand as an adult. However, Robin places his hand in the hand mark of his father which fits. DATE: The white horse where Robin and the barons meet to defeat the French is one of the many newer white horse hillside carvings in Britain. Only the Uffington White Horse has existed since the Bronze Age and looks much more abstract than the one in the film, the others have all been created in the past 300 years, most of them even in the 19th century. Continuity: Near the beginning of the movie when Marian is helping the men plow the field, a thunderstorm is approaching behind her (as evidenced by the dark clouds and thunder). Yet a few minutes later when the sheriff begins harassing her, we only see puffy white clouds and blue sky. Fact errors: The Francophonic characters were speaking French with English subtitles throughout their scenes. However King Richard I was shown speaking English throughout his scenes. King Richard I was a native French speaker as were all of the English kings after 1066. The first English king to speak English as we know it would have been Richard's brother King John and he spoke Middle English. PLOT: In the beginning of the movie, an army of 3000+ men is left to pillage and plunder in France after Richard dies; nothing is ever made mention again of these men in the movie. Yet the French are able to raise an army to invade England while leaving this other British army behind on French land. Where did this French army come from to be able to invade England? Revealing mistakes: In the establishing shot of King Richard's campsite in France, a burnt village can clearly be seen on the right side of the frame, yet it isn't mentioned. Later in the movie, we see the same exact village, but this time it's in England, and is named Barnsdale, where Robin is from. The village is unharmed, but soon it's burned by Godfrey and his men, revealing to us that it's the same set from the one in France. |
Quotes
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Godfrey: In the name of King John, pay or burn. Godfrey: I've come looking for Robert Loxley. Sir Walter Loxley: My son has not returned. Godfrey: That is the truth because he's lying in a French ditch. Sir Walter Loxley: Who are you? Godfrey: I'm the one who killed him. Robin Longstride: [asking about her late husband] A good knight? Marion Loxley: It was short but sweet. Robin Longstride: No, I meant: he was a good knight? Prince John: Henceforth I declare you to be an outlaw. Robin Longstride: If you thought it was hard getting wages from him when he was alive, try getting wages from a dead king. Robin Longstride: We can't repay our good luck with bad grace, it invites darkness. Prince John: [sarcastically] Would every man have a castle? Robin Longstride: In England, every man's home *is* his castle. Robin Longstride: Girl! Marion Loxley: *Girl!* Robin Longstride: Ask me nicely. Marion Loxley: I trust you had an historic evening. Robin Longstride: Lady Marion Loxley, My wife. Will Scarlet: Well played! A bit, a bit rash, well played nevertheless. Robin Longstride: What has eighteen legs and isn't going anywhere? Robin Longstride: We are men of the hood... [Little John whistles and hits two of the guards]... merry now at your expense. Eleanor of Aquitaine: Milking a dried udder get's you nothing but kicked off the milking stool! Prince John: Mother, spare me your farmyard memories, you have none and I don't understand them. Friar Tuck: I keep the bees, and the bees keep me. Marion Loxley: Are you coming? Robin Longstride: If you ask me nicely. Marion Loxley: [sarcastically] My dear husband, won't you kindly share my bedroom chambers? [She drops into a half-hearted curtsy] [last lines] Marion Loxley: Greenwood became the outlaw's friend, orphan boys welcome, there was no tax, no tides, no rich, no poor, fair trades at the table, many wrongs to be righted in the country of King John, watch over us Walter. Marion Loxley: I thought you'd left. Robin Longstride: The fields are planted. Marion Loxley: How did you find the seed? Robin Longstride: If you have to ask, it's not a gift. Marion Loxley: Thank you. Robin Longstride: If you're building for the future, you need to keep your foundations strong, laws of the land enslave the people to a king who demands loyalty but offers nothing in return, I've been to the South of France, Palestine and back, you build a kingdom the same way you build a cathedral from the ground up! Sir Robert Loxley: [During the french ambush] You're English? Godfrey: When it suits me. Robin Longstride: If the idea is deception, shouldn't you address me by my husband or dear? Marion Loxley: Would you join me in my chambers? Robin Longstride: Ask me nicely. Prince John: [Robin has delivered John the crown, disguised as Robert Loxley] Prince John: Did you say from Nottingham? [Robin nods] Prince John: Your father Sir Walter owes taxes to the crown, my crown; tell him its bloody expensive running a country and everyone must pay their way Robin Longstride: Girl Marion Loxley: Girl? Either you've grown blind or come looking for charity. Little John: [ During Battle] Archer stay alive, I'll see you tonight. Robin Longstride: Don't forget your money this time little man, I'll be pleased to take it off of you. Marion Loxley: Once before I said goodbye to a man going to war. He never came back. Robin Longstride: Ask me nicely. [She smiles, steps forward. They kiss] Robin Longstride: [fervently] I love you, Marion. |
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