Wolfshead, The Legend of Young Robin Hood – 1976
Hammer Film Productions Ltd. MCMLXIX
Hammer House, Wardour Street, London, England
Made entirely on location in North Wales
Running time 57mins
Storyline
Robert of Loxley, a simple farmer, is working his land when a fellow Saxon runs through their property attempting to escape Sir Jeffrey and the Royal Game Warden. Robert denies seeing the alleged poacher, and the fight, which ensues, is destined to seal his fate.
When Sir Jeffrey’s brother, Roger of Doncaster, learns that Robert of Loxley was not killed for his insolence, he determines to use the incident to have him arrested and his lands confiscated. Sir Roger’s ulterior motive is that his intended bride Lady Marian Fitzwater has had feelings for Robert from childhood and this stands in the way of his marriage to her. So he enlists the help of the Abbott to have Robert made a Wolfshead: an outlaw whose head is worth that of a wolf’s, dead or alive.
Crew
| Function | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Productions | |||
| Credited | Uncredited | Total | |||||||
| 1st Ast. | Ron Purdie | 34 | 2 Jan 1939 | 84 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Camera Operator | Ernie Robinson | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Continuity | Kay Perkins | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Dubbing Editor | John Beaton | 44 | 1 Jan 1929 | 94 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Editor | Bob Dearberg | 34 | 3 Feb 1939 | 8 May 2017 | 78 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| Fight Arranger | Alf Joint | 46 | 22 Sep 1927 | 25 Jul 2005 | 77 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gaffer | George Boner | 44 | 23 Nov 1929 | 9 Nov 2003 | 73 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hairdresser | Katie Dawson | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Make-up | Jim Hydes | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Period Design Consultant | Helen Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Photog. | David Holmes BSc | 46 | 22 May 1927 | 13 Apr 1997 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Production Manager | Laurie Greenwood | 51 | 30 Mar 1922 | 1996 | 73 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Production Secretary | Ann Thrift | 33 | 1935 | 2014 | 79 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sound Mixer | Sid Squires | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Wardrobe | Felix Evans | 61 | 12 Nov 1912 | Jun 1970 | 57 | 1 | 1 |
Cast
| Character | Actor | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Productions | |||
| Credited | Uncredited | Total | |||||||
| Abbie | Sheraton Blount | 15 | 1 Jan 1958 | 65 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Abbot’s Secretary | Will Knightly | 27 | 23 Apr 1946 | 76 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Abbott of St Mary’s | Peter Stephens | 53 | 3 Jan 1920 | 17 Sep 1972 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Adele | Pamela Roland | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Alice | Kim Braden | 25 | 1 Nov 1948 | 74 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Friar Tuck | Kenneth Gilbert | 42 | 24 Jun 1931 | 29 Oct 2015 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Geoffrey of Doncaster | Roy Boyd | 35 | 18 Aug 1938 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Gyrth | Roy Evans | 43 | 10 Jan 1930 | 93 | 3 | 3 | |||
| John Little | Dan Meaden | 38 | 11 Oct 1935 | 28 Nov 2011 | 76 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Katherine of Loxley | Kathleen Byron | 52 | 11 Jan 1921 | 18 Jan 2009 | 88 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Legos | Inigo Jackson | 40 | 19 Jul 1933 | 25 Aug 2001 | 68 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Maid Marion | Ciaran Madden | 30 | 27 Dec 1942 | 79 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nurse | Shelagh Wilcocks | 63 | 21 Jun 1910 | 1992 | 81 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Old Wat | Reg Lever | 70 | 4 Sep 1903 | 18 Aug 1985 | 81 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Robin of Loxley | David Warbeck | 32 | 17 Nov 1941 | 23 Jul 1997 | 55 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Roger of Doncaster | Christopher Robbie | 35 | 30 Sep 1938 | 84 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Squire | Nicholas Jones | 27 | 3 Apr 1946 | 77 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tom | Patrick O’Dwyer | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Wat | Derrick Gilbert | 36 | 26 May 1937 | 85 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wil Stukely | David Butler | 46 | 12 Nov 1927 | 27 May 2006 | 78 | 1 | 1 |
Production
| FILMING BEGAN | 1 January 1969 | |
| UK RELEASE | 7 December 1973 | |
| STUDIO | ||
| LOCATION | North Wales |
Footnotes
The film was originally a 1969 television series pilot but was released in movie theatres in 1973. It was also released on VHS under the title “The Legend of Young Robin Hood”
Will Knightley is the father of actress Keira Knightly.
Kim Braden is a daughter of actor and broadcaster Bernard Braden and actress Barbara Kelly.
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection