VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

LeonLouisRicci Hammer Studios Strayed From Their Usual Horror, Sci-Fi, and Suspense Stories in This Mid-Sixties Romp and Took a Chance on Another Icon of Popular Imagination. The Studio Seemed to Give This a Good-Try but Ultimately it Pales in Comparison to the Studio's Other Well Known and Excellent Genre Movies.The Amateurish Cast and Some Sloppy Attention to Detail Bring This Down to About Average but it Can be Enjoyed if Approached with Very Low Expectations and a Willingness to Just Play Along with the Juvenile Shenanigans. It has a Pretty Good Story with Elementary Elements of Good and Evil and Presents the Robin Hood Ethic with Some Gravitas. It Moves Quickly and Never Lingers Long Enough On Any One Thing to Draw Attention to its Low-Budget and Hurried Production.Worth a Watch but Hammer Followers May be a Bit Disappointed. Robin Hood's Band of Fans, Especially Seeing This as Children Seem to Like it Just Fine. Note...Nitpickers and Grumps like to point out two scenes where a car shows up in the background and a jet contrail crosses the sky in the very first shot. Kids and grown up kids are happily oblivious.

beresfordjd Christ this is beyond awful!! I do not mind old,low budget, cheesy adventure yarns but this is chronic! Hammer Productions outdid themselves with this one! I mean any movie that has Alfie Bass has special guest star has not got a lot going for it. The actors really do look like 20th century bankers dressed up in cod-medieval dress!! As for their performances - well they can say the lines quite convincingly but they just do not look right. The "star" of this debacle is a Barry Ingham (yes I hear you say, "Who?") . I suppose it was work of a sort for the poor sod. James Hayter manages to be James Hayter as always. The "writer" has managed to re-imagine the story and origins of the Robin Hood legend, which is neither here nor there, it just seems a bit desperate. I kind of enjoyed it because it was so bad it was good.

gapboi1976s This is probably one of the first incarnations of Robin Hood I remember seeing aside from the Disney animated version. Its most likely nostalgia that I remember it fondly for I saw it many times in the early 80's on HBO when i was a kid. I loved this version.I thought it was a great retelling of the tale, and loved how it showed everyone getting together. I think this is a must see for all Robin Hood lovers. As i remember there isn't much action in it by todays standards, its more of a feel good movie.I have also been searching for a copy of this movie for years as well. If any knows where i might be able to obtain one please let me know.

JHC3 Hammer Studios, best known for a long string of excellent (and later, not-so-excellent) horror films, also produced adventure films. "A Challenge for Robin Hood" is one such example.Robin de Courtenay (Ingham) is a Norman nobleman falsely accused by his cousin Roger (Blythe) of murdering his other cousin Henry. Forced to turn outlaw, Robin flees the castle, joins a band of Saxon outcasts, and is dubbed Robin Hood. The fight for justice begins.This version of the Robin Hood legend features a number of twists, not the least of which is that Robin is a Norman and his close friends, Little John and Will Scarlet, are Norman retainers. Maid Marian (Hamilton) has a rather limited role when compared to most other adaptations. Most, but not all, of the characters generally associated with Robin Hood are present in this version.This well-made film is well worth a look, particularly for those who enjoy the Robin Hood genre or classic adventures. The cast is solid though Barrie Ingham simply lacks the charisma of others who have played the role (notably Errol Flynn, Richard Todd, and Richard Greene). James Hayter is excellent as Friar Tuck, a role he had previously played in the wonderful "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men" (1952).