Search - The Mask of Zorro [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 09/25/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 17 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 1 Genres: Action, Adventure, Swashbuckler, Costume Adventure See Also: The Mask of Zorro, The Mask of Zorro [Superbit], The Mask of Zorro [UMD for PSP], The Mask of Zorro [Deluxe Edition], The Mask of Zorro [Blu-ray]

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

Antonio Banderas - Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro
Anthony Hopkins - Don Diego de la Vega
Catherine Zeta-Jones - Elena
Stuart Wilson - Don Rafael Montero
Matt Letscher - Capt. Harrison Love

Martin Campbell's rollicking action film The Mask of Zorro comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. The extensive supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, a making-of featurette, deleted scenes, costume designs, theatrical trailers, production notes, and a music video by Marc Anthony and Tina Arena. This is a very entertaining two-disc set from Columbia/TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide