Ivanhoe tv movie with robin hood played by david robb. Kevin costener through out this movie used a american accent and not a british accent and to me thats. Robin hood prince of thieves 1991 kevin costner morgan. Prince of thieves 45 movie clip call off christmas. Prince of thieves unforgiven the shawshank redemption outbreak kiss the girls amistad deep impact check out production photos, hot pictures, movie images of morgan freeman and more from rotten tomatoes celebrity gallery. Prince of thieves 1991 nobleman crusader robin of locksley kevin costner breaks out of a jerusalem prison with the help of moorish fellow prisoner azeem morgan freeman and. Twentythree years after its theatrical release, revisiting the film is a positively painful experience, especially in the almost threehour directors cut available to stream via amazon. To me all the characters are endearing and thats why i wanted to. Directed by kevin reynolds, the movie begins at the end of the crusades, where nobleman robert of locksley,kevin costner escapes from a dank foreign prison. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. All the characters make this movie work from morgan freeman as perfect side kick to kevin costern down to the wonderful funny and cheerful friar michael mcshane, the terrifying witch geraldine mcewan and even soo drouet as fanny. I liked kevin costner in many of his other movies but he was a horrible casting choice for robin hood, and not just because of his outofplace voice.
There he met azeem, who was being held there for having an affair with a woman, and soon to be executed. When the dastardly sheriff of nottingham murders robin hoods father, the legendary archer vows vengeance and joins a. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. From the coast, robin s trek north to his nottingham home in central england overshoots a little, to northumberland, in fact.
In this actionpacked retelling of the legendary story, robin hood must battle the evil. Much has been maderightfully soof the film s treatment of morgan freeman s azeem character, the moor that escapes a jerusalem jail with robin and is summarily indebted to him by decree of allah. The movie at a time when just about every studio was rushing to get a robin hood movie into. Kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman, michael mcshane, brian. Yep, he sure sounds like he was born in britain alright.
Kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio. With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater. Prince of thieves is a 1991 film starring kevin costner and morgan freeman. Like so much media from our collective youths, though, robin hood. Prince of thieves stars kevincostner, morganfreeman, mary elizabethmastrantonio, christianslater the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 18 min, and. Prince of thieves is a thoroughly enjoyable interpretation of the legend that will easily hold the spot as my favorite version, even though i have decades of nostalgia for the animated. Morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering sheriff of nottingham alan rickman by morgan freeman who plays a philosophizing moor, and by nick brimble, who plays little john. The legend of robin hood, a 90minute american television musical, featuring the songs of sammy cahn and jimmy van heusen. Prince of thieves dvd kevin costner robinhood movie morgan freeman at the best online prices at ebay. Robin of loxley returns to sherwood forest after he escapes from the turks during the crusades. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including glory, robin hood. Robin hood prince of thieves 1990 the bonfire of the vanities.
Jun 14, 1991 thats about the only coherent response to kevin reynoldss robin hood. I also enjoyed the ridley scott remake in 2010 that has russell crowe and cate blanchett in it. Having watched, and been very inspired by the british television series robin hood 1984, where a saracen merry man was introduced into the robin hood legend and let loose in sherwood forest, the makers of this movie originally called morgan freemans character nasir, thinking that the character played by mark ryan in the british television. Prince of thieves, starring kevin costner as that once merry man robin of locksley, a k a robin hood. Robin hood has a starstudded cast but overall the movie is pretty cheesy, and not in the good kind of way. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the robin hood. Prince of thieves 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An excellent version of robin hood, several funny moments along with lots of action. Kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman, and sean connery star in the extended version of this historical actionadventure breathing new life into the legendary, swashbuckling hero who defends the poor and battles the evil sheriff of nottingham in englands sherwood forest. Starring david watson as robin hood, and douglas fairbanks jr. Kevin costnerrobin of locksleyrobin hood morgan freemanazeem. Its only been eight years since ridley scott and russell crowe crushed our geeky hearts by failing to give us the gladiatorinsherwoodforest movie their 2010 robin hood was implicitly promised to be. So the disc stops in the middle of the movie and apparently you have to flip it over to watch the remainder of the movie.
I sat backwards in my chair for most of it after the hand choppingoff scene at the start. The film omits two of the most commonly used character in robin hood. Morgan freeman and kevin costner bond in this clip from the epic adventure. Prince of thieves is a depressing, sloppy movie with less character development from are characters and more of the action.
There he met azeem, who was being held there for having an. This film is a 90s version of the classic robin hood story, with kevin costner. Prince of thieves he was portrayed by morgan freeman. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. After robin of loxely was captured near jerusalem, he was held in a moorish prison in the city.
I have no idea where that copy of robin hood came froma friend of my. This film is a 90s version of the classic robin hood story, with kevin costner starring as the goodguy thief. I enjoyed the 1991 robin hood movie with kevin costner and morgan freeman very much. About the only real highlight of the movie was alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. In no time at all, hes giving directions to azeem morgan freeman at sycamore gap, on hadrians wall near to housesteads roman fort. The stupid accents, shoehorned in moorish sidekick played by morgan freeman and romantiscied outlaw life were like a security blanket as i. Aug 05, 2015 a little girl sarah alexandra asks azeem morgan freeman about his face, in the way all children do. From the coast, robins trek north to his nottingham home in central england overshoots a little, to northumberland, in fact. With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular american actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern us cinema. Alan rickman by morgan freeman who plays a philosophizing moor, and by nick. I fight against a tyrant who holds you under his boot. Morgan porterfield freeman born june 1, 1937 is an american actor and film narrator. When the dastardly sheriff of nottingham murders robin hood s father, the legendary archer vows vengeance and joins a band of exiled villagers. A young thief antonio banderas, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great.
Right off the bat, you can tell that youre in for something special, with the first. May 30, 2019 morgan freeman is a different kind of movie star. Azeem edin bashir al bakir, better known as azeem, was a secondary protagonist from the 1991 adventure film robin hood. Dec 25, 2012 morgan freeman and kevin costner bond in this clip from the epic adventure. Morgan freeman as azeem in robin hood prince of thieves this was one of the first films i saw int he cinema. I loved the trailer to the ridley scott robin hood film from 2010 and i wanted to update the 1991 classic with a modern trailer. Freeman won an academy award in 2005 for best supporting actor with million dollar baby 2004 and has received oscar nominations for his performances in street smart 1987, driving miss daisy 1989, the shawshank redemption 1994 and invictus 2009.
Robin of loxley, a lord living in nottingham, enjoys a good life with his lover, marian, before he is drafted by the corrupt sheriff of nottingham to fight in the third crusade against the saracens. Morgan freeman as azeem in robin hood prince of thieves. Alan rickman, however, gets the most attention for his scenechewing role as the rotten sheriff, an almost campy performance that is highly entertaining but perhaps a. Freeman won an academy award in 2005 for best supporting actor with million dollar baby and has received oscar nominations for his performances in street smart, driving miss daisy, the shawshank redemption and invictus. With the help of moorish warrior little john jamie foxx robin transforms into the heroic outlaw robin hood, taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, maid marian eve hewson. This one, however, was sorely lacking and was absolutely the worst version to date. However, during the films quieter moments, costners american accent. Thats about the only coherent response to kevin reynoldss robin hood. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Kevin costner morgan freeman mary elizabeth mastrantonio christian slater alan rickman michael. Morgan porterfield freeman is an american actor and film narrator. When robin and his moorish companion come to england and the tyranny of the sheriff of nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.
Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. His best friend and righthand man is a moor morgan freeman, who he has brought back from the holy land after saving his life in prison. He has had a fabled career lasting over 50 years and played some truly iconic roles. He has also won a golden globe award and a screen actors guild award. With a renewed desire to cleanse the land of evil, robin vows to avenge his fathers death by leading a band of exiled villagers against the sheriff of nottingham. Prince of thieves viewers can find many familiar faces residing in sherwood forest. These are morgan freemans 10 best movies featuring his most. Costner is joined in his efforts against the murdering sheriff of nottingham alan rickman by morgan freeman who plays a philosophizing moor, and by. Morgan was born on june 1, 1937 in memphis, tennessee, to mayme edna revere, a teacher, and morgan porterfield freeman, a barber. The 10 best morgan freeman movies, ranked cinemablend.