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62% Critic Match
Robin and the 7 Hoods
“Like we've taken the Robin Hood legend and changed the bows and arrows to machine guns...! Like with songs yet!.. Like WILD!”
6.2 / 10• 1964• 2h 3m•NR• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.
Cast & Crew
Frank Sinatra
Robbo
Lead
Dean Martin
Little John
Sammy Davis Jr.
Will Scarlet
Bing Crosby
Allen A. Dale
Peter Falk
Guy Gisborne
Barbara Rush
Marian Stevens
Victor Buono
Deputy Sheriff Alvin Potts
Edward G. Robinson
Big Jim Stevens (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gordon Douglas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Robin and the 7 Hoods is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
