Twenty years after going off to France to fight for King Richard the Lionhearted (Richard Harris) during the Crusades, Robin Hood (Sean Connery) and Little John (Nicol Williamson) return to Sherwood Forest in England where they meet up once again with their former friends, Friar Tuck (Ronnie Barker) and Will Scarlett (Denholm Elliott). When Robin inquires about the whereabouts of Maid Marian (Audrey Hepburn), he learns that she has become an abbess. At first, Marian is not overjoyed to welcome him back but, when Robin rescues her from the Sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw), Marian and Robin realize that they are still in love. Having learned that Robin has returned, however, the Sheriff sets his sights on killing Robin.
Robin and Marian is based on a screenplay written by American screenwriter James Goldman. However, Goldman also novelized the story as Robin and Marian (1976). The novel is an unusual hybrid such that the dialogue is presented in script format, while the descriptive material is presented in paragraphs.
It is the year 1199 A.D., evidenced by the death of Richard I (the Lionhearted) at the beginning of the movie. Richard reigned from 1189 until his death in 1199. As depicted in the movie, he died of blood poisoning after being wounded in the neck by a crossbow arrow. He was succeeded by his brother John.
Robin suggests a duel between champions him against the sheriff. If the sheriff wins, Robin promises that his band of followers will disarm and return to their homes. If Robin wins, the sheriff's army must leave the field. At the start of the fight, Robin appears to be the stronger, but he quickly tires and the sheriff overtakes him, wounding Robin severely. When the sheriff deals Robin a particularly hard blow that knocks him to the ground, Robin rallies by runing his sword through the sheriff with the last of his strength. Ignoring the terms of the duel, Sir Ranulf (Kenneth Haigh) leads an attack on Robin's men, most of whom scatter into the forest. Many are wounded or killed. Little John kills Ranulf and then helps Marian carry Robin to her abbey where her medicines are stored. While John keeps watch outside the door, Marian prepares a potion to ease Robin's pain. She first takes a drink of it before giving it to him. Robin's pain subsides, but his legs start to go numb. Realizing that Marian has poisoned him, Robin screams for Little John. As she sits against the wall, herself dying, Marian explains why she took this route: "I love you," she says, [...] more than all you know. I love you more than children. More than fields I've planted with my hands. I love you more than morning prayers or peace or food to eat. I love you more than sunlight, more than flesh or joy or one more day. I love you...more than God Robin agrees that it is better this way, as he would continue to go on fighting, a battle he must eventually lose because of his advancing age. As Robin and Marian stretch their fingertips towards each other, Little John breaks down the door, but it is too late. Robin asks for his bow, and Little John hands it to him. In the final scene, Robin shoots an arrow through the open window and tells Little John to bury them as close as possible to where it lands. As the credits begin to roll, the arrow disappears into the glare of the sky and the camera pans to the windowsill to show the three rotting apples that were shown at the beginning of the movie.
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- How long is Robin and Marian?1 hour and 46 minutes
- When was Robin and Marian released?March 12, 1976
- What is the IMDb rating of Robin and Marian?6.5 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in Robin and Marian?Robin Hood, Maid Marian, the Sheriff of Nottingham, King Richard Lionheart, Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck, King John, Mercadier, and Queen Isabella
- What is the plot of Robin and Marian?Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
- What was the budget for Robin and Marian?$5 million
- How much did Robin and Marian earn at the US box office?$8.72 million
- What is Robin and Marian rated?PG
- What genre is Robin and Marian?Adventure, Drama, and Romance
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