Made the same year as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and thus did not receive a theatrical release in the United States.
One of two "Robin Hood" films first released in the year of 1991 with the other being the Kevin Costner blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). In a number of territories, Robin Hood (1991) got the jump on the bigger Costner picture by getting distributed first prior to the other pictures cinema release.
In an unusual twist the villains are renamed the Baron Daguerre (Sheriff of Nottingham) and Sir Miles Folcanet (Guy of Gisbourne). It's never been made clear if this was done to distance the movie from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) or if the filmmakers thought it would be more historically accurate to give their Norman bad guys French names.
One of two major motion pictures from the 20th Century Fox studio first released in 1991 that starred actor Patrick Bergin. The movies were Robin Hood (1991) and Sleeping with the Enemy (1991).
John Irvin rarely works with actors twice. Interestingly enough, most of the actors who have worked with him twice have worked on this film with him. An exception is Don James who acted in Hamburger Hill (1987) and Next of Kin (1989).