
The Triumph of Robin Hood
1962

Representation Score
Minimal
1971
GDirector
Giorgio Ferroni
Runtime
103 minutes
Average Rating
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Long Live Robin Hood is a traditional period adventure that adheres closely to the demographic and social norms of its era. It lacks diverse representation across most categories, particularly regarding race, sexuality, and disability. However, the film offers a meaningful critique of institutional power through its socioeconomic themes. Ultimately, it is a product of its time, prioritizing populist adventure clichés over modern standards of diverse representation.
Category Breakdown
The film follows traditional 1970s adventure stories and does not include any non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships. Character dynamics remain focused on heterosexual relationships.
Female characters primarily serve as secondary figures or romantic interests and do not have independent roles. However, the film avoids active misogyny, presenting them in a traditionally submissive role.
Casting is predominantly white and reflects a Eurocentric view of medieval England. The film does not include any non-white characters.
The story critiques authority through a class-based lens. By centering on a vigilante who redistributes wealth, it prioritizes the needs of commoners over the monarchy.
There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed with ability to act. No characters have narratives defined by physical or neurodivergent conditions.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
John Lackland seizes the English throne, believing the rightful ruler, his brother Richard the Lionheart, to be dead. When he learns that Richard is being held captive by the German emperor and can be ransomed for a large sum of money, he refuses to pay and orders the messengers, including Sir Henry of Nottingham, to be killed. Sir Henry escapes to Sherwood Forest, which belongs to his estates. There he joins forces with a group of Anglo-Saxons and fights under the name Robin Hood against the regime of the king's traitors...

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