{"product_id":"men-of-sherwood-forest-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-hammer-films-wolfshead-robin-hood","title":"Men of Sherwood Forest 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Hammer Films Wolfshead Robin Hood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHammer's first dalliance with Robin Hood!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Hammer's 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for 1954's \u003cem\u003eThe Men of Sherwood. \u003c\/em\u003eActor\/director Don Taylor energetically swashbuckles his way through a lush, Eastmancolor Sherwood Forest to an exuberantly memorable score by Doreen Carwithen in Hammer's first colour feature - and their first dalliance with Robin Hood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1194. Richard the Lionheart is held prisoner in Germany while his wicked brother John plots to steal the throne. Then, a courier carrying the plans for Richard's return is murdered in Sherwood – and the blame is placed firmly on Robin Hood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected with verve by Val Guest and packed with the cream of British character actors, \u003cem\u003eThe Men of Sherwood Forest\u003c\/em\u003e has been painstakingly restored by Hammer in 4K from the original film negatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Men of Sherwood Forest \u003c\/em\u003eand supporting material on three discs in a stylish digipak and rigid box: one UHD and two Blu-rays, with the content duplicated across both formats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on both\u003cem\u003e The Men of Sherwood Forest\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWolfshead\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional French and German audio tracks on \u003cem\u003eThe Men of Sherwood Forest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWolfshead: \u003c\/em\u003ean unaired TV pilot from 1969 subsequently purchased by Hammer and used as a second feature in the 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestored in 4K like the main feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary on \u003cem\u003eThe Men of Sherwood Forest \u003c\/em\u003ewith writer, journalist and researcher David Huckvale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary on\u003cem\u003e Wolfshead \u003c\/em\u003ewith writer, podcaster and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSherwood’s Secret Weapon: \u003c\/em\u003eDoreen Carwithen’s score remains one of Hammer’s most memorable. Composer and author Neil Brand discusses Doreen’s music and, with access to her written archive, learns more about Doreen’s life and work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSwashbuckler: \u003c\/em\u003eHammer was no stranger to derring-do and revisited both Sherwood Forest and the wider swashbuckling genre many times throughout the 1950s and ’60s. Barry Forshaw and others revisit some of their favourites from this rarely-discussed aspect of Hammer’s archive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Welcome Guest: \u003c\/em\u003eFilm historian and writer Neil Sinyard examines\u003cem\u003e The Men of Sherwood Forest,\u003c\/em\u003e its pioneering use of colour, its cast, its rousing score and its director, the much lauded Val Guest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnd Then There Was Colour!: \u003c\/em\u003eKeith M. 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