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Directed by Terence Fisher (\u003cem\u003eThe Gorgon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Revenge of Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e), and starring Peter Cushing (\u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Men\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCorruption\u003c\/em\u003e) as the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham, the film sees Robin Hood thwart a plot to assassinate the Archbishop of Canterbury (Jack Gwillm, \u003cem\u003eJason and the Argonauts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e). The film also boasts an uncredited early role for Oliver Reed (\u003cem\u003eThe System\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Damned\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1967’s \u003cem\u003eA Challenge for Robin Hood\u003c\/em\u003e, Barrie Ingham (\u003cem\u003eThe Day of the Jackal\u003c\/em\u003e) dons the Lincoln green as he and his merrie men hide out in Sherwood Forest after his cousin (Peter Blythe, \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein Created Woman\u003c\/em\u003e) frames him for murder. 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