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title: 'The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Annakin'
released: '1952-06-26'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-of-robin-hood-and-his-merrie-men-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045197/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)

1952 · 83 min · Comedy, Action · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men is a 1952 action-adventure film produced by RKO-Walt Disney British Productions, based on the Robin Hood legend, made in Technicolor and filmed in Buckinghamshire, England. It was written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and directed by Ken Annakin. It is the second of Disney's complete live-action films, after Treasure Island (1950), and the first of four films Annakin directed for Disney. It was also the first of three films Richard Todd made for the studio.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Annakin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-annakin)
- **Screenplay:** [Lawrence Edward Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-edward-watkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Clifton Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-parker)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney), [Percival C. Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/percival-c-pearce)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-green)
- **Editor:** [Gordon Pilkington](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-pilkington)

## Cast

- [Joan Rice](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-rice) as Maid Marian
- [Martita Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martita-hunt) as Eleanor of Aquitaine
- [Larry Mooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-mooney) as Merry Men
- [Anthony Forwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-forwood) as Will Scarlet
- [Anthony Eustrel](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-eustrel) as the Archbishop of Canterbury
- [Patrick Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-barr) as Richard I of England
- [Elton Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/elton-hayes) as Alan-a-Dale
- [James Robertson Justice](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-robertson-justice) as Little John
- [Nigel Neilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-neilson) as Merry Men
- [Louise Hampton](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-hampton) as Tyb
- [Ewen Solon](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewen-solon) as Merry Men
- [Bill Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-owen) as Will Stutely
- [Ivan Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-craig) as Merry Men
- [John Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-martin) as Merry Men
- [James Hayter](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hayter) as Friar Tuck

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-story-of-robin-hood-and-his-merrie-men
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-of-robin-hood-and-his-merrie-men-1952
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