You haven’t seen Zorro until you’ve seen Douglas Fairbanks Sr. as Zorro in the 1920 silent swashbuckling classic The Mark of Zorro It’s amazing how far we haven’t come.
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Don Diego Vega, a young Spanish nobleman, watches with horror as the rich landowners mistreat their peons. The poor workers can get no restitution, for the corrupt government turns a blind eye to... Don Diego Vega, a young Spanish nobleman, watches with horror as the rich landowners mistreat their peons. The poor workers can get no restitution, for the corrupt government turns a blind eye to this cruelty. Finally, the outraged Vega devises a scheme to right the wrongs he sees: during the day he poses as a cowardly fop... but at night, he battles evil as the masked avenger, Zorro. Even though it's silent, this film is generally regarded as one of Fairbanks' best swashbucklers. It set the stage for the subsequent Zorro films as well as the successful television series of the late 1950's. [More]
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Noah Beery, Marguerite De La Motte, Claire McDowell
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Noah Beery, Marguerite De La Motte, Claire McDowell, Robert McKim, Charles Mailes, Walt Whitman, Snitz Edwards
Director: Fred Niblo
Director: Fred Niblo
Screenwriter: Douglas Fairbanks
Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
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Release:
Dec 29, 1998
Reviews for The Mark of Zorro
It was such a successful box office film; it became a precursor to the type of action film Hollywood is now noted for.
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| 36% 36% | Angels & Demons |
| 25% 25% | Four Christmases |
| 68% 68% | Funny People |
| 95% 95% | Star Trek |
| 14% 14% | The Ugly Truth |
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| 32% 32% | Terminator Salvation |
| 44% 44% | Night at the Museum: B… |
| 86% 86% | A Christmas Tale |
| 60% 60% | Paper Heart |
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