Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest is a 1960 British Eastman Color adventure film in MegaScope directed by Terence Fisher and starring Richard Greene, Peter Cushing, Niall MacGinnis, Jack Gwillim and Sarah Branch.

[3] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Lush Irish landscapes, doing service for Nottinghamshire's medieval green belt, and the presence of two solitary actors, Richard Pasco and Jack Gwillim, fail to save this joyless romp.

Pantomimic dialogue, a sprawling plot and a rouged and lipsticked Prioress are but three of the hazards common to this type of film; a needless flogging scene, and the flea-bitten costumes and performances of the small-part players, are more damaging and unpleasant elements in a tradition that remains specifically Hammer's.

"[4] British film critic Leslie Halliwell said: "The big-screen version of a popular TV series makes a rather feeble addition to the legend, but the actors try hard.

Alan Hackney's script and Terence Fisher's direction keep the incidents jouncing ...a nicely tinted Sherwood Forest is as pretty as could be, and Sarah Branch is certainly the curviest Lady Marian we've ever seen.