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The Mark of Zorro

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The Mark of Zorro (1940)

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Reviews Counted:30

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Rotten:16

Average Rating:1.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Posing as a foppish coward, Diego, a Spanish nobleman, fights injustice in colonial California. Upon his return from Spain, Diego realizes that Captain Pasquale is terrorizing the district and... Posing as a foppish coward, Diego, a Spanish nobleman, fights injustice in colonial California. Upon his return from Spain, Diego realizes that Captain Pasquale is terrorizing the district and levying unreasonable taxes. Disguised as Zorro - a masked Robin Hood-like swashbuckler - the young Spaniard menaces the local authorities to the delight of all the peasants. In the meantime, posing as the inept fop, he is able to move through society without being suspected. [More]

Starring: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard

Starring: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Eugene Pallette, J. Edward Bromberg, Montagu Love

Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Screenwriter: John Tainor Foote
Producer: Raymond Griffith
Composer: Alfred Newman

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09/24/08
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07/01/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

You still get a good sense of the movie's qualitative standing in its own era, and are able to surrender accordingly.

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12/13/05
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10/22/03
David Krauss
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The Mark of Zorro is a splendid combination of derring-do, sword fighting and humor, and this disc honors the film with the respect it’s due.

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10/17/03
Bob Bloom
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09/25/03
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