***The legend of Robin Hood has always been popular among film makers and many live versions have been made***

***Disney did a live action of Robin Hood in 1952 called "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men"***

***350,000 drawings were made for the production***

***100,000 painted cels and 800 painted cels and 800 painted backgrounds were also made***

***The film was originally released in 1973, it was re-released in cinemas in 1982, and on video in 1984 and 1991***

***Robin Hood was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman***

***List of voices - *Phil Harris - Little John, *Brian Bedford - Robin Hood, *Roger Miller - Alan - a - Dale, *Peter Ustinov - King Richard/Prince John, *Terry Thomas - Sir Hiss, *Andy Devine - Friar Tuck, *Monica Evans - Maid Marian, *Pat Butram - Sheriff of Nottingham***

***Robin Hood lasts 83 minutes***

***The songs in Robin Hood were by Johnny Mercer, George Bruns, Roger Miller and Floyd Huddleston

***The song "Love" was nominated for an Academy Award - it was written by George Bruns and Floyd Huddleston***

***George Bruns tried to capture he flavour of the period by using medieval instruments such as French Horns, Harpsichords and sometimes Mandolins***

***List of songs - *Whistle Stop, *Phony King of England, *Love, *Not in Nottingham, *Oo de Lally, all except whistle stop can be found in our Songwords page!***

***The characters featured on our Characters page are *Robin Hood, *Maid Marian, *Little John, *Prince John, *Sir Hiss, *Sheriff of Nottingham and *Skippy***

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