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ActionAdventure

The Mask of Zorro

- No one has seen his face... but everyone ... knows this mark.

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

Release Date : 1998-07-16

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TriStar PicturesAmblin EntertainmentZorro ProductionsGlobal Entertainment Productions

Production Country : United States of AmericaGermany

Alternative Titles : El Zorro I: The Mask of Zorro

Cast

Antonio Banderas

Character Name : Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro

Original Name : Antonio Banderas

Gender : Male

Anthony Hopkins

Character Name : Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro

Original Name : Anthony Hopkins

Gender : Male

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Character Name : Elena Montero / Elena Murrieta

Original Name : Catherine Zeta-Jones

Gender : Female

Stuart Wilson

Character Name : Don Rafael Montero

Original Name : Stuart Wilson

Gender : Male

Matt Letscher

Character Name : Capt. Harrison Love

Original Name : Matt Letscher

Gender : Male

L.Q. Jones

Character Name : Three-Fingered Jack

Original Name : L.Q. Jones

Gender : Male

Diego Sieres

Character Name : Young Joaquín Murrieta

Original Name : Diego Sieres

Gender : Male

José María de Tavira

Character Name : Young Alejandro Murrieta

Original Name : José María de Tavira

Gender : Male

Tony Amendola

Character Name : Don Luiz

Original Name : Tony Amendola

Gender : Male

Emiliano Guerra

Character Name : Boy Crying

Original Name : Emiliano Guerra

Gender : Male

Yolanda Orizaga

Character Name : Woman Crying

Original Name : Yolanda Orizaga

Gender : Female

Paco Morayta

Character Name : Undertaker

Original Name : Paco Morayta

Gender : Male

William Marquez

Character Name : Fray Felipe

Original Name : William Marquez

Gender : Male

Pedro Altamirano

Character Name : Squad Leader

Original Name : Pedro Altamirano

Gender : Male

Luisa Huertas

Character Name : Nanny

Original Name : Luisa Huertas

Gender : Female

María Fernández Cruz

Character Name : Baby Elena de la Vega

Original Name : María Fernández Cruz

Gender : Male

Mónica Fernández Cruz

Character Name : Baby Elena de la Vega

Original Name : Mónica Fernández Cruz

Gender : Male

Julieta Rosen

Character Name : Esperanza de la Vega

Original Name : Julieta Rosen

Gender : Female

Raúl Martínez

Character Name : Heavyset Lieutenant

Original Name : Raúl Martínez

Gender : Male

Victor Rivers

Character Name : Joaquín Murrieta

Original Name : Victor Rivers

Gender : Male

José Pérez

Character Name : Cpl. Armando Garcia

Original Name : José Pérez

Gender : Male

Tony Cabral

Character Name : Soldier Holding 'Wanted' Poster

Original Name : Tony Cabral

Gender : Male

Tony Genaro

Character Name : Watering Station Owner

Original Name : Tony Genaro

Gender : Male

Iván Rafael

Character Name : Small Boy at Watering Station

Original Name : Iván Rafael

Gender : Male

David Villalpando

Character Name : Stupid Soldier

Original Name : David Villalpando

Gender : Male

Maury Chaykin

Character Name : Prison Warden

Original Name : Maury Chaykin

Gender : Male

Paul Ganus

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Paul Ganus

Gender : Male

Sergio Espinoza

Character Name : Leper Zorro

Original Name : Sergio Espinoza

Gender : Male

Conrad Roberts

Character Name : Black Zorro

Original Name : Conrad Roberts

Gender : Male

Abel Woolrich

Character Name : Ancient Zorro

Original Name : Abel Woolrich

Gender : Male

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Character Name : Don Pedro

Original Name : Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Gender : Male

Moisés Suárez

Character Name : Don Hector

Original Name : Moisés Suárez

Gender : Male

Humberto Elizondo

Character Name : Don Julio

Original Name : Humberto Elizondo

Gender : Male

Fernando Becerril

Character Name : One of the Six Dons

Original Name : Fernando Becerril

Gender : Male

Alberto Carrera

Character Name : One of the Six Dons

Original Name : Alberto Carrera

Gender : Male

Eduardo López

Character Name : One of the Six Dons

Original Name : Eduardo López

Gender : Male

Vanessa Bauche

Character Name : Indian Girl

Original Name : Vanessa Bauche

Gender : Female

Gonzalo Lora

Character Name : One of the Six Dons

Original Name : Gonzalo Lora

Gender : Male

Rudy Miller

Character Name : One of the Six Dons

Original Name : Rudy Miller

Gender : Male

Manolo Pastor

Character Name : One of the Six Dons

Original Name : Manolo Pastor

Gender : Male

Diego Sandoval

Character Name : Padre at the Beach

Original Name : Diego Sandoval

Gender : Male

Enrike Palma

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Enrike Palma

Gender : Male

Erika Carlsson

Character Name : Don Pedro's Wife

Original Name : Erika Carlsson

Gender : Female

Manuel de Jesús Vásquez Morales

Character Name : Guitar-Playing Soldier

Original Name : Manuel de Jesús Vásquez Morales

Gender : Male

Óscar Zerafín González

Character Name : Giant Soldier

Original Name : Óscar Zerafín González

Gender : Male

Kelsie Kimberli Garcia

Character Name : Baby Joaquín

Original Name : Kelsie Kimberli Garcia

Gender : Male

Kaylissa Keli Garcia

Character Name : Baby Joaquín

Original Name : Kaylissa Keli Garcia

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

High definition a necessity for this delightful homage to swashbucklers. Zorro senior tutors Zorro junior in the way of the blade, their combined goal? To enact revenge on Don Rafael Montero and Capt. Harrison Love respectively. Martin Campbell was an interesting and wise choice for this latest take on the swashbuckling heroics of the Latin Robin Hood. Campbell was the man in the director's chair for both of James Bond's reinvigoration's, firstly with "Golden Eye" in 1995, and then with "Casino Royale" in 2006. For here it's evident that The Mask Of Zorro has no delusions of grandeur in the pantheon of cinema, it wants (and is) to be an action film with pure fantastical flamboyance pouring from practically every frame. It honours the swashers of old by ensuring all genre boxes are ticked, yep, we got swords a plenty, yep, we got a dashing hero (x 2 actually), yep, we got a spiffing looking villain, and yes we got a heaving bosom led romance into the mix as well. While Campbell and his team of screenwriters gleefully ensure that humour is a very prominent thing, thus keeping the fantasy in the comic book realm from which Zorro's essence comes. The stunt work on show is top draw, none more so than during a horse chase sequence where this Zorro tips its hat to former glorious genre pieces (well done Tony Angelotti). Other notable technical aspects deserve a mention, the costumes from Graciela Mazón are desirable and now in this age of High Definition Cinema, good make up work really comes to the fore, so it be that that department did sterling work on this picture (check out Elena's gorgeous face). The cast are basically very strong, Antonio Banderas slips into the Zorro cape with charming ease, and though it's nice to see a Spanish actor playing the famous Spanish character, here in this adaptation the irony is that Zorro is Mexican! Anthony Hopkins is as elegant as ever as the elder, newly retired Zorro AKA: Don Diego de la Vega, and Catherine Zeta Jones is positively ravishing as Elena, while Stuart Wilson does a nice line in pompous villainy as Don Rafael Montero. Some minor complaints do dwell within the picture. Campbell has a lot to fit into a running time of two hours and twenty odd minutes, and this makes the wait for the rip roaring finale longer than one at first wished for. Though for sure let it be noted that the gold mine action bonanza at pics end is totally worth the wait. Weak in the cast is Matt Letscher as Captain Love, oddly looking like some Kiefer Sutherland tribute act, he lacks any real menace for what is a pretty well written role. James Horner's score lacks the necessary boom boom bang bang that someone like Alfred Newman would have provided, and a comedy horse strand pushes the boundaries of acceptable genre homages a little too far. But really why moan and groan at irks that don't alter the trajectory of The Mask Of Zorro's blade? It isn't trying to do anything other than whisk you along for a blade swashing ride, and that is something that it most assuredly succeeds in doing. 8/10

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2023-03-13

Solid swash-buckling action-adventure cast perfectly with Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones and finely directed by the great Martin Campbell. I don't remember much about its sequel, The Legend of Zorro, but kind of wished there would be one more to complete a trilogy (maybe titled Zorro's Last Ride?). In any case, was a fun ride and been a good decade plus the last time I watched. **3.75/5**