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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302700947 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC ISBN: 6302700949 Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: April 07, 1993 Running Time: 93 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: November 08, 1940 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: When they say they don't make 'em like they used to, they're talking about 20th Century Fox's exhilarating The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power as the caped one, Linda Darnell as his love interest, and Basil Rathbone at his scurrilous best as Zorro's nemesis. More textured than the 1920 original with Douglas Fairbanks, this 1940 version has Don Diego/Zorro (Powers) returning from Madrid to defend his father and rally the caballeros (noblemen) against Los Angeles's corrupt new governor (J. Edward Bromberg), intent on taxing the peons to death. If this all sounds like an Old California redo of the classic Adventures of Robin Hood, that's because it is. Powers has a field day as Don Diego, the "fancy clown" betrothed to the governor's niece, Lolita (Darnell). Don Diego the effete snob performs silly parlor tricks, peers through pince-nez, and yawns disdainfully at one and all. Power's cowardly alter ego is so believable, his transformation to masked superhero becomes all the more thrilling. Imagine Captain Pasquale's (Rathbone) shock when, in the film's brilliantly choreographed showdown, this annoying fop turns out to be a world-class swordsman. Director Rouben Mamoulian, known for great period melodramas, does a skillful job of alternating garrison intrigue with big action scenes, including a nighttime ride that climaxes with Zorro on horseback leaping off a bridge. In the romantic highlight, Lolita confides her innermost desires to a suspiciously worldly friar. The first-rate supporting cast includes Gale Sondergaard as the governor's treacherous wife and the frog-voiced Eugene Pallette (Friar Tuck in The Adventures of Robin Hood) as a padre in cahoots with the masked one. Technically, this retelling rates an unqualified "Wow!" The cinematography, obviously influenced by Goya, makes full use of chiaroscuro shadows, and Alfred Newman's Latin-flavored score is irresistibly rousing and romantic. --Glenn Lovell Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Best!I saw this version of Zorro when I was a child and fell in love with it. It is one of my favorites! Rating:  - What a fun movie!For anyone who hasn't seen the handsome and talented Tyrone Power in action yet, this film would be a great place to start getting acquainted with his impressive body of work. I think I like this film more than the original Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. version of the Zorro story, even though there aren't as many action sequences here. Although while Diego doesn't spend all that much time dressed as Zorro and battling with the bad guys, and the film probably could have been made a bit longer to include ... Read More Rating: - zorromark of zorro was a very good movie, glad i was able to buy it Rating: - I liked it....Very good colorization of a classic movie. I haven't viewed the Black & White version yet, but it's convienent to have the choice of one disc. Of course, my favorite version of the Zorro legend is George Hamilton's "Zorro, the Gay Blade". Rating: - Nostalgia on high techThe greatness of a classic movie on a DVD is fantastic. Great quality - and no more rewinding to view favorite scenes. |
