A CHALLENGE FOR ROBIN HOOD

The third Robin Hood film from Hammer, A Challenge for Robin Hood sees Barrie Ingham (The Day of the Jackal) donning the Lincoln green. When his cousin (Peter Blythe, Frankenstein Created Woman) frames him for murder, Robin must hide from the Sheriff of Nottingham (John Arnatt, Whistle Down the Wind) in Sherwood Forest. There, Robin assembles his band of merrie men, rescues Maid Marian (Gay Hamilton, Barry Lyndon), and plans his revenge... Directed by C M Pennington-Richards (Dentist on the Job), this action-packed adventure features acting support from Leon Greene (Adventures of a Plumber's Mate) and James Hayter (Gideon's Day). INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby (2022) The John Player Lecture: The Hammer Forum (1971, 61 mins): onstage discussion chaired by John Russell Taylor, with contributions from noted Hammer luminaries Michael Carreras, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, James Needs, Anthony Nelson-Keys, and Jimmy Sangster The BEHP Interview with C M Pennington-Richards (1990, 96 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the veteran cinematographer and director in conversation with Alan Lawson and Colin Moffat An Excuse for Action (2022, 12 mins): actor John Gugolka remembers making the film at Pinewood and on location Sherwood on Screen (2022, 25 mins): author and critic Kim Newman surveys the many cinematic portrayals of the world-famous English outlaw Songs from the Hood (2022, 12 mins): appreciation of Gary Hughes' score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Robin Hood Junior (1975, 61 mins): Children's Film Foundation adventure yarn, starring actor and television presenter Keith Chegwin as the young outlaw Audio commentary with film historian Vic Pratt on Robin Hood Junior (2022) Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing