L'arciere di fuoco

Very entertaining Italian film adaptation of the Robin Hood story with some acrobatic showpieces!

When Henry of Nottingham (Giuliano GEMMA) returns home after several years in the Crusades, he finds that a lot has changed. The rightful King Richard the Lionheart (Lars BLOCH) is believed to be dead, and his younger brother Prince John (Daniele DUBLINO) rules England with a cruel hand. Henry happens to meet his childhood friend Allen (Mark DAMON) and later the group around Friar Tuck (Mario ADORF) hidden in the forest. There he decides to take up the fight against the hated Prince John as Robin Hood. Finally, his childhood sweetheart, Lady Marian (Silvia DIONISIO), is waiting for him, and she has to deal with Sir Robert of Nottingham (Luis DAVILA) and his jealous accomplice Mathilde (Helga LINE).

Numerous fight scenes with acrobatic jumps ensure entertaining entertainment. It was not for nothing that Giuliano GEMMA had blossomed from a cascader to a CINECITTA divo. The beautiful Silvia DIONISIO and Berlin-born Helga LINE are real feasts for the eyes in their colorful costumes. A few years later, the American actor Mark DAMON would become a successful producer of films such as 9 1/2 WEEKS with Kim BASINGER and MONSTER with Charlize THERON. And the German actor Mario ADORF convinces in his humorous role with perfect knowledge of Latin.

Very nice film by Giorgio FERRONI from the almost inexhaustible reservoir of the Roman film industry of CINECITTA!