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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Drama
Romance

Release Date
June 14, 1991
Director
Kevin Reynolds
Cast
Kevin Costner , Morgan Freeman , Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , Christian Slater , Alan Rickman , Geraldine McEwan
Runtime
143
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Pen Densham , John Watson
Tagline
For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law.

Summary

Robin of Lockseley escapes from the Turks and arrives back to England where he learns that his father has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin vows to avenge his father's death and seeks help from his childhood friend, Marian. When she is unable to help him, he heads into Sherwood Forest and joins a band of exiled villagers. He leads this band against the evil that the Sheriff has wrought.

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