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FamilyIvanhoe
Drama / Adventure 1952 / 107 minutes Rating: 8/10 If you love the story of Robin Hood, this is the sequel (or maybe prequel) that…
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DramaThe Count of Monte Cristo
Drama 1934 / 107 minutes RATING: 8/10 This is based on the story by Alexander Dumas (who also authored The Three Musketeers), and while it…
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FamilyThe Black Arrow
Drama / Family 1948 / 76 minutes Rating: 7/10 Sir Richard Shelton is a young knight returning from three years away fighting in the latest…
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FamilyThe Court Jester
Musical comedy/Spoof 1956 / 101 min Rating: 8/10 In medieval England, the crown has been usurped, and the only surviving heir to the throne is…
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FamilyThe Sword and the Rose
Family / Drama 1953 / 92 minutes Rating: 7/10 When I first found this film and read in the description that the hero was Mary…
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FamilyThe Fighting Prince of Donegal
Drama / Family 1966 / 110 minutes Rating: 7/10 Halfway through The Fighting Prince, I figured out why I was enjoying this so much, and why…
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DramaThe Adventures of Robin Hood
Drama/Action 101 min / 1938 Rating: 8/10 Aside from a little medieval Roman Catholicism in the character of Friar Tuck (for instance, asking a woman…
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FamilyThe Sign of Zorro
Family / Drama 1958 / 90 minutes Rating: 8/10 Is Zorro a Spanish version of Robin Hood? The Spanish California of the 1800s stands in…
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DramaThe Seahawk
Drama / Action 109 minutes / 1940 RATING: 8/10 While The Seahawk is set in 1585, and pitches Spain against England, this film was all…