Actors: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman
Writers: Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.75:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: G
Studio: Buena Vista Distribution Company
DVD Release Date: November 28, 2006
Run Time: 83 minutes
ASIN: B000ICM5T4
A minor classic from Disney, this 1973 all-animal, all-animated musical version of the familiar story is more charming than one might expect. Perhaps it's the warm, chummy take on key relationships within the legend--the way Robin Hood (Brian Bedford) gets twitterpated whenever the subject of Maid Marian (Monica Evans) comes up or the way best pal Little John (Phil Harris voicing a variation on his own Baloo from The Jungle Book) admonishes the Sherwood Forest hero, "Aw, Rob, why dontcha just marry the girl?" (Then, of course, there's the canny "casting" of the romantic leads as foxes: Robin the sly one and Marian the, well, foxy one.) The rest of the vocal cast is lively and eclectic: Peter Ustinov, Andy Devine, Terry-Thomas, George Lindsey. Roger Miller provides the songs and voice for the minstrel character Allan-A-Dale. The film is ably directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, whose decades of work in Disney's animation division helped create the studio's rich legacy. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/19/2008
