Which 1938 Technicolor adventure film starred Errol Flynn as Robin Hood?
Answer
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Answer
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The 1938 Technicolor adventure film starring Errol Flynn as Robin Hood is The Adventures of Robin Hood. Flynn plays the legendary Saxon outlaw, who resists Prince John and Norman rule while King Richard is away fighting in the Crusades.
Warner Bros. produced the film with Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, and Michael Curtiz and William Keighley shared directing duties. Olivia de Havilland plays Maid Marian, while Basil Rathbone portrays Robin's rival, Sir Guy of Gisbourne. The film became one of the defining swashbucklers of Hollywood's classical era.
Its lavish use of three-strip Technicolor made the production unusually ambitious for Warner Bros., which was better known for darker crime dramas. Released on May 14, 1938, it was a major commercial success and received four Academy Award nominations, winning three. A common mix-up is with Captain Blood, another Flynn swashbuckler, or with Douglas Fairbanks's 1922 silent Robin Hood.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026