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The Triumph of Robin Hood

Name: The Triumph of Robin Hood
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Released: 1962
Duration: 77 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1962

Director

Umberto Lenzi

Runtime

77 minutes

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This adventure film is a traditional retelling of the Robin Hood mythos, emphasizing classical swashbuckling clichés over diverse representation. It adheres to the social hierarchies and character types common in early 1960s European genre cinema. The production features a homogeneous cast and focuses on conventional romantic structures. While it explores socioeconomic tension through the struggle of the poor against the ruling class, it does so through a binary moral lens rather than a deeper political critique. Ultimately, the film serves as a standard period piece that upholds the gender and racial norms of its time.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Triumph of Robin Hood have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows traditional 1960s romantic structures without featuring non-binary or same-sex relationships. It focuses on conventional heterosexual pairings.

How does The Triumph of Robin Hood portray gender?

Limited

Physical ability to act and leadership are centered around the male lead. While the female lead is important emotionally, her role is tied to her romantic involvement.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Triumph of Robin Hood?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly white, reflecting the era's standard casting practices for medieval settings. It lacks non-white protagonists or actors from diverse backgrounds.

How does The Triumph of Robin Hood represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story uses the outlaw motif to show tension between peasants and a corrupt ruling class, but this is a typical genre cliché rather than a deep critique.

Does The Triumph of Robin Hood include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities, nor are there any depictions of neurodivergence or chronic illness.

Present on Screen

Explores socioeconomic tensions between peasants and the ruling class using the outlaw motif.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of diverse gender identities, racial backgrounds, or characters with disabilities.
Reinforces traditional gender hierarchies by centering physical ability to act and leadership in male characters.

Official Synopsis

Adventure film about the popular hero Robin Hood, and how he and his partisans take on the defence of King Richard Lion-Heart's interests against his brother John, while the former is in the Holy Land.

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