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Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1940 DVD Release: 10/07/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 12 Genres: Adventure, Swashbuckler, Romantic Adventure, Costume Adventure See Also: The Mark of Zorro [Special Edition]

This is perhaps the best of the many Zorro films as Tyrone Power gives an outstanding performance as the alternately swishing and swashbuckling son of a 19th century California aristocrat. As a champion of the oppressed, Zorro must face a wicked governor portrayed by J. Edward Bromberg, who, of course, has a beautiful niece whom our hero loves. Basil Rathbone is a delightfully evil assistant to the governor. Based on Johnston McCulley's novel -The Curse of Capistrano, The Mark of Zorro was a remake of the 1921 silent film and by far superior to all the Zorro incarnations. Interspersed with humor and one-liners but still keeping up with the highest of swashbuckling traditions, it is an action-packed story of one man standing against a corrupt, oppressive government on behalf of those less able to bear their burdens. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

Tyrone Power - Zorro
Linda Darnell - Lolita Quintero
Basil Rathbone - Captain Estaban Pasquale
Gale Sondergaard - Inez Quintero
Eugene Pallette - Fray Felipe

Starring Tyrone Power, the 1940 classic swashbuckler The Mark of Zorro comes to DVD for the first time from 20th Century Fox as part of the Studio Classics series. Presented with a standard full-frame transfer in the original black-and-white. The original mono soundtrack is offered in English and Spanish. A remastered Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo soundtrack in English is also available. Film critic and historian Richard Schickel provides an audio commentary track. Other special features include the A&E Biography on Tyrone Power and trailers for other films in the Studio Classics series. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide