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The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro (1998)

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

Release:1998
Runtime:2h 18m
Country:United States
Director:Martin Campbell
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventure
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Keywords

CaliforniaheroHorseback RidingspysuperheroSword FightrevengeVigilante
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The Mask of Zorro rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 209K votes
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic62%
TMDb6.582/10· 4K votes

With 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Mask of Zorro

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.

Cast of The Mask of Zorro

  • Antonio Banderas

    Antonio Banderas

    as Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro

  • Anthony Hopkins

    Anthony Hopkins

    as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones

    Catherine Zeta-Jones

    as Elena Montero / Elena Murrieta

  • Stuart Wilson

    Stuart Wilson

    as Don Rafael Montero

  • Matt Letscher

    Matt Letscher

    as Capt. Harrison Love

  • L.Q. Jones

    L.Q. Jones

    as Three-Fingered Jack

  • Diego Sieres

    Diego Sieres

    as Young Joaquín Murrieta

  • José María de Tavira

    José María de Tavira

    as Young Alejandro Murrieta

  • Tony Amendola

    Tony Amendola

    as Don Luiz

  • E

    Emiliano Guerra

    as Boy Crying

  • Y

    Yolanda Orizaga

    as Woman Crying

  • Paco Morayta

    Paco Morayta

    as Undertaker

The Mask of Zorro facts

Budget
$95M
Box office
$250.3M
Collection
Zorro Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Revenge narrative combines action hero spectacle with swashbuckling flair
  • •Horseback riding sequences deliver impressive stunt work and choreography
  • •Spy element adds intrigue to adventure adventure romp foundation

What the audience disliked

  • •Action adventure formula relies heavily on swashbuckling genre conventions
  • •California setting somewhat underutilized compared to potential scope
Saga: Zorro Collection

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