Mask of Zorro

Theatrical Release Date: 1998 07 17 (USA)

UPC: 043396327320

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: Director Martin Campbell, well-known to the action arena after 1995's GoldenEye, teams up with executive producer Steven Spielberg to bring the first Hollywood production of creator Johnston McCulley's Zorro in over four decades to the big screen. With scenic 18th century Mexico as a backdrop, Anthony Hopkins plays the original Zorro, a.k.a. Don Diego de la Vega, intent on revenge after rival enemy Don Raphael Montero (Stuart Wilson) murdered his wife and took his daughter, Elena. After being imprisoned for 20 years, the fabled hero removes his mask and takes on a tarnished young apprentice, Alejandro Murieta (Antonio Banderas), to infiltrate Montero's plan to take control of California from Santa Anna. A boisterous outlaw with his own desire for revenge, Murieta works with Diego to avenge his brother's death by the sword of Montero's right-hand man, Captain Harrison Love (Matt Letscher, in his big screen debut). After Diego's extensive training in swordfighting, discipline and manners, a new Zorro appears wreaking vengeance and stealing the heart of a now-grown Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones). A sizable summer hit, the film served as Zeta-Jones' stepping stone to leading lady status as the high-spirited heroine. ~ Rachel Koetje, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Awards: Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Effects Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Director's commentary
Exclusive documentary: "Unmasking Zorro"
Deleted scenes
"The Legend of Zorro" behind-the-scenes sneak peek
Music video by Marc Anthony and Tina Arena
Exclusive scene from "The Legend of Zorro"

Mask of Zorro

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 12/01/2009

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 137 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Michael Costello

An anomaly in the late '90s, the Mask of Zorro is a well-crafted, full-blooded adventure film, reminiscent of the Errol Flynn swashbucklers of Hollywood's golden age, with a tinge of contemporary irony. Antonio Banderas is ideally cast as the urchin who assumes the mask of the dashing Zorro from Don Diego de la Vega, who is brilliantly played by the protean Anthony Hopkins. Smoldering newcomer Catherine Zeta-Jones is more than a match for Banderas, as Elena, the beautiful, long-lost daughter of Don Diego. Set in the burgeoning California of 1821, the script artfully counterpoints action with character development, as the old-fashioned melodrama touches on themes of honor, betrayal, and revenge. Yet the film infuses them with humor and romance, most memorably in a scene in which the new Zorro "undresses" Elena by slashing her clothing to shreds. The film's considerable 100-million-dollar plus box-office success would launch the career of Zeta-Jones. ~ Michael Costello, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Martin Campbell  Director 
Doug Claybourne  Producer 
John Eskow  Screenwriter 
James Horner  Composer (Music Score) 
Walter Parkes  Executive Producer 
Terry Rossio  Screenwriter 
Steven Spielberg  Executive Producer 
Ted Elliott  Screenwriter 
Laurie MacDonald  Executive Producer 
David Foster  Producer 
Antonio Banderas  Actor 
Anthony Hopkins  Actor 
Catherine Zeta-Jones  Actor 
Stuart Wilson  Actor 
Matt Letscher  Actor 
Maury Chaykin  Actor 
Tony Amendola  Actor 
Pedro Armendariz, Jr.  Actor 
L.Q. Jones  Actor 
Jose Perez  Actor 
William Marquez  Actor 
Victor Rivers  Actor 
Julieta Rosen  Actor 

Country: USA