Robin Hood
Meet Robin Hood and his MERRY MENagerie!
1973 | 83m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Wolfgang Reitherman |
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| Writer: | Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson |
| Staring: |
| With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 08, 1973 |
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| Director: | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Writer: | Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Adventure |
| Keywords | hero, fox, villain, robin hood, forest, right and justice, cartoon, outlaw, thief, bear, teacher, animal as human, sherwood forest, playful, romantic, whimsical |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $33,000,000
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brian Bedford | Robin Hood - A Fox (voice) |
| Phil Harris | Little John - A Bear (voice) |
| Andy Devine | Friar Tuck - A Badger (voice) |
| Monica Evans | Maid Marian - A Vixen (voice) |
| Peter Ustinov | Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice) |
| Terry-Thomas | Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice) |
| Pat Buttram | The Sheriff Of Nottingham - A Wolf (voice) |
| Carole Shelley | Lady Kluck - A Chicken (voice) |
| Roger Miller | Allan-a-Dale - The Rooster (voice) |
| Ken Curtis | Nutsy - A Vulture (voice) |
| George Lindsey | Trigger - A Vulture (voice) |
| Barbara Luddy | Mother Rabbit / Mother Church Mouse (voice) (uncredited) |
| Billy Whitaker | Skippy - A Rabbit (voice) (uncredited) |
| John Fiedler | Father Sexton (voice) (uncredited) |
| Candy Candido | Captain of the Guards (voice) (uncredited) |
| Dana Laurita | Sis (voice) (uncredited) |
| J. Pat O'Malley | Otto (voice) (uncredited) |
| Richie Sanders | Toby - A Turtle (voice) (uncredited) |
| Dori Whitaker | Tagalong (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jean Midre | Director of Photography |
| James Melton | Editor |
| François Léonard | Director of Photography |
| Tom Acosta | Editor |
| Herb Taylor | Sound Director |
| Don A. Duckwall | Production Manager |
| George Bruns | Original Music Composer, Lyricist |
| Ed Templer Jr. | Layout |
| Joe Hale | Layout |
| Don Griffith | Art Direction |
| Walter Sheets | Orchestrator |
| Sylvia Roemer | Layout |
| Larry Clemmons | Story |
| Basil Davidovich | Layout |
| Floyd Huddleston | Songs |
| Wolfgang Reitherman | Director |
| Ken Anderson | Characters, Writer |
| James MacDonald | Sound Editor |
| Milt Kahl | Animation |
| Frank Thomas | Animation |
| Ollie Johnston | Animation |
| John Lounsbery | Animation |
| Roger Miller | Lyricist, Songs |
| Johnny Mercer | Lyricist, Songs |
| Don Bluth | Animation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wolfgang Reitherman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 40 | 53 | 30 |
| 2024 | 5 | 44 | 74 | 28 |
| 2024 | 6 | 44 | 67 | 31 |
| 2024 | 7 | 45 | 63 | 27 |
| 2024 | 8 | 42 | 82 | 27 |
| 2024 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 23 |
| 2024 | 10 | 37 | 66 | 21 |
| 2024 | 11 | 41 | 91 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 34 | 53 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1 | 36 | 49 | 29 |
| 2025 | 2 | 27 | 41 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 878 | 949 |
Merry Menagerie! Disney take on the Robin Hood legend in animation form with family friendly rewards aplenty. Directed and produced by Wolfgang Reitherman (Sleeping Beauty/The Jungle Book), the voice work comes from Brian Bedford (Robin Hood), Phil Harris (Little John), Monica Evans (Maid Mar ... ian), Peter Ustinov (Prince John), Terry-Thomas (Sir Hiss), Andy Devine (Friar Tuck), Roger Miller (Allan-A-Dale), Pat Buttram (Sheriff of Nottingham) and Carole Shelley (Lady Cluck). All the characters are drawn as animals, with Robin suitably given a fox make-over, plot revolves around the dastardly machinations of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Who find themselves hindered considerably by Robin and his band of merry men. Meanwhile Robin and Marian are rekindling their romance on the sideline. It lacks the class of other Disney animation movies, with no songs of note to tap the feet to, but the action is strong (love the archery), Prince John and Sir Hiss are great comedy value, and ultimately it’s a delightful retelling of an often told wonderful legend. 8/10
This probably stands out as the first time I really noticed Disney turn to cast an ensemble of more established "stars" as their voice talents - a wonderfully paired duo of Peter Ustinov and Terry-Thomas as Prince John and "Sir Hiss" as well as Phil Harris as "Little John" and "King of the Road" cro ... oner Roger Miller narrating the whole tale as "Alan-a-Dale" really do animate this story splendidly. Everyone knows the story of Robin Hood - the gent of 12th century English folklore. When the King heads off to fight the Saracens in the crusades, his evil brother remains to extort all he can from the poor population whilst Robin Hood leads the rebellion against this tyrannical regime. The personifications of animals in this film is a masterstroke - and the choice of animals: a snake, fox, bear, lion, badger and even a tortoise all add hugely to the symbolism and fun of this thoroughly enjoyable rendering of the ultimate good v evil tale. I always seem to have a problem with the intrusive scores in Disney's animations - it never seems to let up long enough to let the voices take centre stage, and as such is quite distracting much of the times. That said, I am nit-picking - aside from a rather protracted musical interlude - the action animations are first class and this is a cracking film.