It was a time of tyrants the only way to uphold the truth was to break the law he fought for the good of all men and for the love of just one woman kevin costner brings the epic hero robin hood to life in a film filled with pageantry intrigue action and romance with an outstanding cast record breaking theme song and film production on a sweeping scale robin hood prince of thieves has become a legend in its own right actors kevin costner alan rickman morgan freeman christian slater mary elizabeth