Basil rathbone, one of hollywoods most elegant and articulate villains, as capitan esteban. A spanish nobleman fights for the rights of the people in the guise of legendary masked swordsman zorro in this swashbuckling adventure. Just a great movie for the family or just yourself on a rainy day or any day. Without commercial breaks, the full movie the mark of zorro has a duration of 94 minutes. The 1920 the mark of zorro also outdoes later portrayals of zorro in its depiction of the hero as a champion of faith as well as justice, and of the catholic milieu of his native california. Cinema omnivores rating of the film the mark of zorro cinema omnivore 7. An incomparably more beautiful copy of the mark of zorro achieved with the latest technology is included in the dvd box set douglas fairbanks. Before zorro, movie fencing consisted of some fairly primitive blade whacking. Based on the 1919 story the curse of capistrano by johnston mcculley, which introduced the masked hero, zorro, the screenplay was adapted by fairbanks as elton thomas and eugene miller.
With tyrone power, linda darnell, basil rathbone, gale sondergaard. It was directed by martin campbell and stars antonio banderas, anthony hopkins, catherine zetajones, and stuart wilson. The mark of zorro hd movie 1940 free online film guide. Hes not necessarily a terribly handsome man, but hes loaded with so much charisma he. Avontuur actie film geregisseerd door rouben mamoulian. Approved 1h 18min action, adventure, western tv movie 29 october 1974. Don diego vega douglas fairbanks must assume the masked identity of zorro to convince the caballeros to join him in his quest to save the city from certain ruin. Watch the mark of zorro online stream full movie directv. The 1940 film the mark of zorro keeps the idea of diego learning his swordsmanship in spain, and adds the idea of him being unexpectedly summoned home by his father don alejandro when california fell into the hand of an oppressing dictator. The film may be uneven, but it succeeds on many levels.
Movie adaptation of quentin tarantinos djangozorro comic hires writer among the characters most notable film appearances include the classic mark of zorro with hollywood swashbuckling legend tyrone power in the title role, and of course the 1998 adaptation and box office hit, mask of zorro, which starred antonio banderas as a new version of zorro. A young spanish aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of zorro as he restores justice to early california. The climactic sword fight between zorro tyrone power and captain esteban. Znak zorroa je americki crnobijeli nijemi pustolovni film snimljen 1920. The film used alfred newmans musical score for the 1940 film version along with. While many people my age remembers guy williams as zorro in the disney tv series, for me, tyrone power is zorro. The mark of zorro film by mamoulian 1940 britannica. A seemingly idiotic fop is really the courageous vigilante zorro. The mark of zorro 1940 tyrone power vs basil rathbone. A masked hero with a sword, zorro fights on behalf of the people against the corrupt quintero and his wicked assistant, captain pasquale basil rathbone.
Zanuck, directed by rouben mamoulian, that stars tyrone power, linda darnell, and basil rathbone the mark of zorro was nominated for an academy award for best original score. The mark of zorro is an incredibly influential movie, being basically the grandfather of all blockbuster cinema. The mask of zorro is a 1998 american swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante zorro plot edit. From this moment on, fencing was associated with swashbuckling adventure. The mark of zorro is wonderfully romantic, action packed and full of spirit. This madefortelevision film is a fastpaced but notably. As far as the visual goes, the movie is shown mostly in sepia tint with ocassional blue tint and green tint. The mark of zorro tv movie 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A modern musketeer with a different compiled score by the mont alto motion picture orchestra, also using authentic stock. The mark of zorro had a decent budget but not as large as fairbankss later spectacles. Based loosely on the curse of capistrano by i believe johnson mcculleythat may be wrongthe mark of zorro hits the mark of what it means to be a great swashbuckler. The title the mask of zorro itself is just one letter away from the first zorro movie, the mark of zorro.
Alain delon, ottavia piccolo, enzo cerusico, stanley baker, moustache, giacomo rossistuart, adriana asti, giampiero albertini. The mark of zorro is a 1974 film about a man who returns from spain to his family in california to find that his father has been replaced as ruler of the region by the cruel don luis quintero. Director martin campbell has made a firstlook directing deal with sony pictures entertainment that paves the way for a sequel to his hit film the mask of zorro. The mask of zorro is a 1998 american swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante zorro created by johnston mcculley. The film was named to the national film registry in 2009 by the library of. Fairbanks returned to the role in a movie sequel, don q, son of zorro 1925. The 1940 film the mark of zorro dazzles with such qualities. The mark of zorro is quite actionpacked in its 105 minutes. Despite being a skilled swordsman, he downplays his skills in front of the evil captain esteban and shows himself to be rather a clown in front of his family. A young thief, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great, but aged zorro, who also pursues vengeance of his own.
The classic story the masked hero of old california his father has been replaced as governor by a corrupt tyrant, so the noble don diego vega plays the coward by day and rides alone at night to defeat the powers of corruption. With frank langella, ricardo montalban, gilbert roland, louise sorel. Other articles where the mark of zorro is discussed. Zorro alain delon 1975 teljes film magyarul youtube. Ik hou niet zo van dit soort films, maar deze is een topper. The mark of zorro is a 1940 american blackandwhite swashbuckling spanish western adventure film from 20th century fox, produced by darryl f. At the same time, diego falls for lolita linda darnell, the governors. Tyrone power doubly impresses as both the magic loving aristocratic fop and mask wearing, name taking, zed carving, masked vigilante zorro. The swordfight between tyrone power and basil rathbone is the best ever caught in a movie and is alone worth buying the movie.
As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and bluray with dolby digital audio. With antonio banderas, catherine zetajones, rufus sewell, alberto reyes. But the whole movie is the best version of zorro, largely because tyrone power was given a chance to show his acting chops in daryl zanucks 20th century fox that most often just wanted him as a good looking leading man. The mark of zorro is een amerikaanse film uit 1940, gebaseerd op het personage zorro. This is perhaps the best of the many zorro films as tyrone power gives. Media in category the mark of zorro 1920 film the following 33 files are in this category, out of 33 total.
Edward bromberg exploitation of poor californians, don diego tyrone power decides to fight back and assumes the identity of zorro. Disguised as zorro, a swordwielding mystery man dressed in black, he works to restore his father to power and return the. The mark of zorro 1920 leader theater, washington dc 1921. Fairbankss zorro is well known to his enemies as a defender of priests and natives. Tyrone power and basil rathbone in the mark of zorro 1940 tyrone power and. The mark of zorro is the swashbuckling story of a nineteenth century robin hood intent on freeing his beloved san juan capistrano from an evil governor and his lecherous captain. The mask of zorro remains antonio banderas best performance and he give his all on screen. One of the best duels on film the mark of zorro is a 1940 american blackand white swashbuckling spanish western adventure film from 20th. In particular, it influenced the superhero subgenre that is of course extremely popular today, and batman specifically is wholly inspired by zorro in his dual persona and the overall look. The mark of zorro 1940 a young aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of zorro as he restores justice to early califo.
I have zorro the bold caballero 1936 a twostrip color film and the mark of zorro 1940 colorized. Fairbanks had a distinct personality but he started to get overwhelmed by the sheer size of his later epics. A seemingly idiotic fop is really the courageous vigilante. The mark of zorro is a 1920 silent adventure romance film starring douglas fairbanks and noah beery sr this genredefining swashbuckler adventure was the. The mark of zorro 1940 tyrone power vs basil rathbone youtube. One of the best duels on film the mark of zorro is a 1940 american blackandwhite swashbuckling spanish western adventure film from 20th.