Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Max von Sydow, Mark Strong, Matthew Macfadyen
Other mistake: The impression of Robin Hood's hands in cement, made as a child, match the size of his adult hands.
Suggested correction: There were two sets of handprints. The one on the left was that of a child. The one on the right was that of an adult. When Robin reopens the slab, the prints are covered in mud and debris. He runs his hand over the child print then puts his hand in the adult print of his dead father.
Factual error: In the beginning of the film, the opening text states that it is the turn of the 12th century. However, the first scene of the movie says that the year is 1199 A.D., which is the turn of the 13th century.
Robin Longstride: If you thought it was hard getting wages from him when he was alive, try getting wages from a dead king.
Trivia: After Robin and his men arrive in Nottingham, Will Scarlet and Little John are in a tavern admiring the women - Will advises his comrades not to go for the most beautiful woman, but to go for her less attractive friends, thus ensuring success. This is the expression of Game Theory, as explained by John Nash (also played by Russell Crowe) in A Beautiful Mind.
Question: An interesting wind-up lute-type musical instrument is played at one point. Would such an instrument have existed at that time?
Answer: By "Wind-up lute", I assume you mean the hurdy-gurdy. Certainly, instruments fitting the description of the hurdy-gurdy were around in the time when Robin Hood was set.
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