Robin Hood (1973)

"Join the MERRIEST MENagerie in the world's best-loved legend. "
—Official tagline

Robin Hood is an animated Disney film released in 1973.

Plot[]

Brian Bedford as the voice of Robin Hood, a fox
Phil Harris as the voice of Little John, a bear
Peter Ustinov as the voice of Prince John, a lion
Andy Devine as the voice of Friar Tuck, a badger
Terry-Thomas as the voice of Sir Hiss, a snake
Monica Evans as the voice of Maid Marian, a vixen
Carole Shelley as the voice of Lady Kluck, a hen
Pat Buttram as the voice of Sheriff of Nottingham, a wolf
Roger Miller as the voice of Alan-A-Dale, a rooster
George Lindsey as the voice of Trigger, a vulture
Ken Curtis as the voice of Nutsy, a vulture
John Fiedler as the voice of Father Sexton, a mouse
Barbara Luddy as the voice of Mother Little Sister, a mouse
Barbara Luddy as the voice of Mother Rabbit, a rabbit
Dana Laurita as the voice of Sis, a rabbit
Dori Whitaker as the voice of Tagalong, a rabbit
Billy Whitaker as the voice of Skippy, a rabbit
J. Pat O'Malley as the voice of Otto, a dog
Richie Sanders as the voice of Toby, a turtle
Peter Ustinov as the voice of King Richard, a lion
Candy Candido as the voice of Captain of the Guards/Captain Crocodile, a crocodile

While Friar Tuck and Alan-a-Dale are in the film they are not portrayed as Merry Men as Robin's only outlaw companion is Little John.

This was J. Pat O'Malley's last Disney film prior to his death 12 years later.
This was the first animated Disney film made by the company after Walt Disney's death.
Several of the characters were originally planned to be different animals, for instance Friar Tuck was going to be a pig and the Sheriff was going to be a goat
Maid Marian's dance with the forest animals during the song "The Phony King of England" reuses animation from Snow White's dance with the dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Character design had a head start by using the designs from the scrapped Disney film Chanticleer and Reynard as a starting point.