The Story of Robin Hood (film)

The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKen Annakin
Written byLawrence Edward Watkin
Produced byPerce Pearce
Walt Disney
StarringRichard Todd
Joan Rice
Peter Finch
CinematographyGuy Green
Edited byGordon Pilkington
Music byClifton Parker
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures Ltd.
Release dates
  • 13 March 1952 (1952-03-13) (London)[3]
  • 26 June 1952 (1952-06-26) (United States)[3]
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.1 million (US rentals)[4]

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.

  1. ^ "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. ^ Jewell, Richard B.; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New York: Arlington House. p. 266. ISBN 0-517-546566.
  3. ^ a b "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  4. ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953

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