The Mask of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the fictional character of the same name created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stuart Wilson. The film features the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega (Hopkins), escaping from prison to find his long-lost daughter (Zeta-Jones) and avenge the death of his wife at the hands of the corrupt governor Rafael Montero (Wilson). He is aided by his successor (Banderas), who is pursuing his own vendetta against the governor's right-hand man while falling in love with de la Vega's daughter.
Plot
In 1821, masked swordsman Zorro defends the commoners of Las Californias from Spain's soldiers. Don Rafael Montero, Las Californias' corrupt governor, sets a trap for Zorro at the public execution of three peasants. Zorro stops the execution, and Montero's soldiers are thwarted by two young brothers, Alejandro and Joaquín Murrieta. Zorro fights the remaining soldiers and thanks the brothers by giving Joaquín a medallion.
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| author | David S. Ward John Eskow Ted Elliott Terry Rossio |
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| award | Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor |
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Martin Campbell |
| editor | Thom Noble |
| events | revenge slavery in the United States |
| genre | action adventure western |
| keywords | antonio lópez de santa anna betray buy california republic captain harrison love corrupt governor el dorado family estate gold mine harry love joaquin murrieta kill las californias married mask meet mexican war of independence mexican–american war republic run santa anna slave labor spain spain\'s soldiers sword duel tornado train unrequited love walk wound zorro |
| musicBy | James Horner |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award |
| producer | David Foster |
| productionCompany | Amblin Entertainment TriStar Pictures Zorro Productions |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Mexico |
| theme | heist superhero swashbuckler |