A Challenge for Robin Hood – 1967

A Hammer Film production presented by Associated British Pathe Limited and released through Warner-Pathe Distributors Limited
Copyright MCMLXVII Hammer Film Productions Ltd, – All rights reserved
MPAA Approved Certificate No. 21562
The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional
RCA Sound System
Produced at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England
Technicolor 96 mins
Storyline
Deprived of his inheritance by the evil Roger de Courtenay, Robin flees into Sherwood Forest, where he becomes known as Robin Hood by the band of merrie men he forms with fellow outlaws. A life of robbing the rich to give to the poor follows, but Robin still has a score to settle – he is accused of murder by de Courtenay and his friend the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Robin has to fight to clear his good name.
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Crew
Function | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | |
Art Director | Maurice Carter | 53 | 24 Apr 1913 | Apr 2000 | 86 | 1 | |
Assistant Director | Ray Corbett | 27 | 1940 | 82 | 1 | ||
Camera Operator | Moray Grant | 49 | 13 Nov 1917 | 17 Sep 1977 | 59 | 29 | |
Casting | Irene Lamb | 9 | |||||
Continuity | Elizabeth Wilcox | 2 | |||||
Directed by | Pennington Richards | 55 | 17 Dec 1911 | 2 Jan 2005 | 93 | 1 | |
Director of Photography | Arthur Grant, BSc | 52 | 1915 | 1972 | 57 | 30 | |
Editor | Chris Barnes | 29 | 1938 | 5 Jun 2009 | 71 | 21 | |
Fight Arranger | Peter Diamond | 37 | 10 Aug 1929 | 27 Mar 2004 | 74 | 4 | |
Hair Stylist | Bill Griffiths | 67 | 8 Oct 1899 | 5 | |||
Make-up | Michael Morris | 51 | 10 Jul 1915 | 3 | |||
Music Composed by | Gary Hughes | 44 | 21 Mar 1922 | 25 Apr 1978 | 56 | 5 | |
Musical Supervisor | Philip Martell | 59 | 6 Oct 1907 | 11 Aug 1993 | 85 | 103 | |
Original Screenplay by | Peter Bryan | 47 | 28 Sep 1919 | 1 Sep 1972 | 52 | 22 | |
Produced by | Clifford Parkes | 12 | |||||
Production Manager | Bryan Coates | 44 | 22 May 1922 | 19 Mar 1985 | 62 | 1 | |
Sound Editor | Jack T. Knight | 36 | 9 Aug 1930 | 7 Nov 1993 | 63 | 1 | |
Sound Mixer | George Stephenson | 46 | 19 May 1920 | 5 Jun 2001 | 81 | 1 | |
Sound Recordist | Laurie Barnett | 26 | 26 Dec 1940 | 2020 | 79 | 1 | |
Special Effects | Les Bowie | 53 | 10 Nov 1913 | 27 Jan 1979 | 65 | 32 | |
Supervising Editor | James Needs | 47 | 17 Oct 1919 | 4 Feb 2003 | 83 | 110 | |
Wardrobe Mistress | Dulcie Midwinter | 57 | 7 Feb 1910 | Oct 1997 | 87 | 4 |
Cast
Character | Actor | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Appearances | |
Alan-a-Dale | Eric Flynn | 27 | 13 Dec 1939 | 4 Mar 2002 | 62 | 1 | |
Dray Driver | Norman Mitchell | 48 | 27 Aug 1918 | 19 Mar 2001 | 82 | 7 | |
Edwin | Arthur Hewlett | 59 | 12 Mar 1907 | 16 Feb 1997 | 89 | 2 | |
Friar Tuck | James Hayter | 59 | 23 Apr 1907 | 27 Mar 1983 | 75 | 3 | |
Henry de Courtenay | Eric Woofe | 25 | 31 Jul 1941 | 21 Feb 2013 | 71 | 1 | |
Justin | John Graham | 36 | 1931 | 5 Mar 2015 | 84 | 2 | |
Lady Marian | Jenny Till | 26 | 21 Apr 1940 | 82 | 1 | ||
Little John | Leon Greene | 36 | 25 Jul 1931 | 19 Jun 2021 | 89 | 2 | |
Maid Marian | Gay Hamilton | 23 | 29 Apr 1943 | 78 | 2 | ||
Much | Reg Lye | 54 | 14 Oct 1912 | 23 Mar 1987 | 74 | 2 | |
Pie Merchant (guest star) | Alfie Bass | 50 | 8 Apr 1916 | 15 Jul 1987 | 71 | 3 | |
Robin Hood | Barrie Ingham | 34 | 10 Feb 1932 | 23 Jan 2015 | 82 | 1 | |
Roger de Courtenay | Peter Blythe | 32 | 14 Sep 1934 | 27 Jun 2004 | 69 | 2 | |
Sheriff of Nottingham | John Arnatt | 49 | 9 May 1917 | 21 Dec 1999 | 82 | 3 | |
Sir Jamyl de Pentrone | Donald Pickering | 33 | 15 Nov 1933 | 19 Dec 2009 | 76 | 1 | |
Sir John | William Squire | 50 | 29 Apr 1916 | 3 May 1989 | 73 | 1 | |
Stephen | John Gugolka | 1 | |||||
Wallace | John Harvey | 55 | 29 Sep 1911 | 19 Jul 1982 | 70 | 12 | |
Will Scarlett | Douglas Mitchell | 1 |
Production
FILMING BEGAN | 1 May 1967 | |
UK RELEASE | 24 December 1967 | |
STUDIO | Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England | |
LOCATION | Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England | Sherwood Forest |
Footnotes
The director, who was also known as C.M. Pennington-Richards, had previously made comedies such as “Double Bunk” (1960) and “Ladies Who Do” (1963).
Barrie Ingham faced the constant threat of extermination by murderous pepperpots as a Thal called Alydon in the Aaru (Amicus in all but name) production “Dr Who and the Daleks” (1965, starring Peter Cushing).
Peter Blythe also played a villain, Anton, in Hammer’s “Frankenstein Created Woman” (1966).
Leon Greene had a much more substantial role as Christopher Lee’s protégé in Hammer’s “The Devil Rides Out” (1967).
The voice of actor James Hayter became known countrywide from the TV adverts for the products of a certain company which “makes exceedingly good cakes”!
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection