Film
In 1960 Sydney Cole and Richard Greene produced the feature film Sword of Sherwood Forest for Hammer Film productions (in association with Yeoman Films), Directed by Terence Fisher, written by Alan Hackney, director of photography was Ken Hodges and the film editor was Lee Doig, all TV series alumni. Richard Greene starred as Robin Hood with Peter Cushing as The Sheriff of Nottingham, Blonde haired Sarah Branch played Maid Marian with Nigel Green as Little John, Jack Gwillim as Archbishop Hubert Walter and Edward Pascoe as Edward - The Earl of Newark, Oliver Reed also had a small role. It was filmed in colour and in a widescreen process referred to as 'Megascope' on the opening titles. The film itself was a retelling of how Robin first met Marion.
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—François Truffaut (1932–1984)