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The Mask of Zorro
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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Tony Amendola Don Luiz
Pedro Armendariz, Jr. Don Pedro
Antonio Banderas Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro
Maury Chaykin Prison Warden
Catherine Zeta-Jones Elena
William Marquez Fray Felipe
Victor Rivers Joaquin Murrieta
Julieta Rosen Esperanza
Stuart Wilson Don Rafael Montero
Anthony Hopkins Don Diego de la Vega
L.Q. Jones Three-Fingered Jack
Jose Perez Corporal Armando Garcia
Matt Letscher Capt. Harrison Love

Production Crew

Michael Atwell Art Director
Tava R. Maloy Associate Producer
Pam Dixon Casting
Phil Meheux Cinematographer
John Gertz Co-producer
James Horner Composer (Music Score)
Graciela Mazon Costume Designer
Martin Campbell Director
Thom Noble Editor
Laurie MacDonald Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg Executive Producer
Walter Parkes Executive Producer
George Parra First Assistant Director
David Foster Producer
Doug Claybourne Producer
Cecilia Montiel Production Designer
Randall Jahnson Screen Story
Ted Elliott Screen Story
Terry Rossio Screen Story
John Eskow Screenwriter
Ted Elliott Screenwriter
Terry Rossio Screenwriter
Glenn Randall Jr. Second Unit Director
Kim Marks Second Unit Director Of Photography
Denise Camargo Set Designer
Noelle King Set Designer
Johnston McCulley Short Story Author
Johnston McCulley Short Story Author
Kathleen Cusack Sound/Sound Designer
Digital Film Special Effects
Mario Roberts Stunts
Mike Johnson Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr. Stunts Coordinator
Year: 1998
Runtime: 137
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for some intense action and violence
Category: Feature


Color type
CFI Color/Technicolor prints

Sound
Dolby/DTS/SDDS

Produced by
Amblin Entertainment
TriStar
Zorro Productions

Release
July 17, 1998 (USA)
by Sony Pictures Entertainment