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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 10/29/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 17 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 1 Genres: Action, Adventure, Swashbuckler, Costume Adventure See Also: The Mask of Zorro [Special Edition], 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 The Mask of Zorro comes to DVD with fairly basic features, including a widescreen anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo Audio, a brief "making of" featurette, photo gallery, and the theatrical trailer. While extra features such as commentaries by Campbell, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, or Antonio Banderas would have added more value to the DVD, The Mask of Zorro is still a decent presentation of an entertaining film. ~ Heather Phares, All Movie Guide