While the film only did moderate business domestically, it was another story overseas. The characters were all entertaining and likable, even the villain leave me alone, and the action was the best weve seen so far. Parents need to know that the sign of zorro, a film made from episodes of season 1 of the 1950sera disney. Meanwhile, walt disney had five early episodes of zorro edited into a feature film. The success of zorro prompted the studio to take a page from its davy crockett book. When gunawar finds out that atrocities are carried out by shamsher and vikram, he dons a mask, calls himself zorro, and comes to the rescue of shamshers victims. Sign of zorro, the film theatrical compilation of several zorro shows, released first in japan in november 1958, and in the u. With this, his thirtieth motion picture, fairbanks was transitioning. Catherine zetajones in the mask of zorro remains my favorite zorro film. Zorro to get postapocalyptic reboot film exclusive.
Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for the sign of zorro 1960. We are all familiar with senator joseph mccarthy who led the communist witch hunts in the 1950s. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. In this film, edited from eight episodes of disneys hit tv series, don diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, capitan monastario. Two cinema movies, edited together from episodes of the series, were released. Diego dons the mask of zorro to fight the evil commandants tyranny, and, with the help of. Released 1960, the sign of zorro stars guy williams, henry calvin, gene sheldon, george j. She is of lebanese descent and has been performing in southern california since 2005. Zorro film is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and. Portions of the first zorro episodes were edited into the feature film the sign of zorro, released overseas in 1958 and domestically in 1960. The sign of zorro 1960 stream and watch online moviefone. Zorro to get postapocalyptic reboot film exclusive august 18, 2015 9. Legend of zorro full movie english kids cartoons duration. Pages in category zorro films the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. I decided to write a zorro tale to honor those who flew these dangerous and demanding missions and to assure the scope of their individual efforts would be recorded by a fellow pilot. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. The sign of zorro 1960 the great disney movie ride. The sign of zorro don diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, capitan monastario.
The sign of zorro approved 1h 31min adventure, drama, family 11 june 1960 usa in this film, edited from eight episodes of disneys hit tv series, don diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, capitan monastario. The sign of zorro took a while to get going, but by the time the fake zorro storyline started, i was incredibly invested. Zorro is sort of a spanish robin hood, defending the less fortunate from those who do them harm. Lewis the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. While the zorro tv series was an instant success and was canceled not due to poor ratings, but a dispute between disney and the network, the sign of zorro was unable to capture any of that success. The wily shamsher concocts a scheme with a convict, sher singh, to lure and kill zorro. The legend of zorro is a 2005 american swashbuckler film directed by martin campbell, produced by walter f. Among his most famous film appearances is the 1940 remake of the. However, the show did return to television in late 1960 in the form of four hourlong specials, filmed in color, that aired on disneys anthology program walt disney presents. Fairbanks returned to the role in a movie sequel, don q, son of zorro 1925. Do not get me wrong as antonio banderas was really good as zorro, but the mark of zorro did not have the sexuality or. The mark of zorro is a landmark, not only in the career of douglas fairbanks, but also in the development of the actionadventure film. Parents need to know that the sign of zorro, a film made from episodes of season 1 of the.
Johnston mcculleys serial the curse of capistrano was first published in 1919 in the pulp magazine allstory weekly, to be followed by three more serialized zorro stories in. Aug 18, 2015 zorro to get postapocalyptic reboot film exclusive august 18, 2015 9. The sign of zorro 1958, with guy williams, portions of the first zorro tv episodes edited into a feature film, released overseas in 1958 and domestically in 1960. International television, harvest entertainment, carrington productions international ltd and zorro productions, inc. Don diego plays a dual role outwardly, he is an ineffectual flop, secretly, he is the masked avenger, zorro. Don diego plays a dual role outwardly, he is an ineffectual. Don diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, capitan monastario. Jacqueline is a lebanese belly dance instructor and performing artist. Based on the monastario storyline in this film, edited from eight episodes of disneys hit tv series, don diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, capitan monastario. Diego dons the mask of zorro to fight the evil commandants tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant. I have watched almost every zorro movie or zorro tv episodes and i have to say, that the mark of zorro was my favorite of them all with tyrone power.
Taken from the walt disney zorro television series, this film was created from a number of episodes starring the popular masked hero guy. The sign of zorro 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fairbanks biographer jeffrey vance, assessing the films legacy in 2008, writes. Pages in category zorro films the following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. In this film, edited from eight episodes of disneys hit tv series, don diego.
The sign of zorro 1958 and zorro, the avenger 1960. The sign of zorro 1960 cast and crew a masked avenger in old california battles a corrupt commandant by night while masquerading as an aristocrat by day. The sequel, the legend of zorro, premiered in october 2005, once again starring antionio banderas and catherine zetajones. The mask of zorro the internationally successful feature the mask of zorro, starring anthony hopkins, antonio banderas and catherine zetajones, premiered in summer 1998. Lantica media and sobini films are partnering up for the feature project that plans to shoot in 2016. Zorro has been a continual presence in american popular culture, in many different media, ever since his debut in 1919. A new zorro animated series from fred wolf films, warner bros. The sign of zorro pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the sign of zorro pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Antonio banderas and catherine zetajones in the mask of zorro remains my favorite zorro film, but it simply would never have been on my radar had it not been for disneys zorro television series during the midtwentieth century and guy williams portrayal. Zorro film is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Similar to the scarlet pimpernel, zorro is a masked man who fights various villains on behalf of the oppressed. In this film, edited from eight episodes of disneys.
But murphys law prevails, and sher and zorro become friends. Diego dons the mask of zorro to fight the evil commandants tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant bernardo, free the pueblo from his oppression. How historically accurate are the zorro stories, especially. Zanuck, directed by rouben mamoulian, that stars tyrone power, linda darnell, and basil rathbone. Parkes, laurie macdonald and lloyd phillips, with music by james horner, and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. With guy williams, henry calvin, gene sheldon, romney brent. In these films, the latest in a long history of zorro films, the.
It was directed by martin campbell and stars antonio banderas, anthony hopkins, catherine zetajones, and stuart wilson. Aug 15, 2010 the sign of zorro was released on june 11th, 1960. Site guide home page zorro home page the history of the series first season episodes second season episodes the hourlong episodes zorro on dvd zorro and son merchandise frequently asked questions whats. The mask of zorro is a 1998 american swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante zorro created by johnston mcculley.
Zorro takes a lot of pleasure from humiliating his foes, those who seek to exploit the general. Zorro henry calvin as sergeant demetrio lopez garcia zorro s hapless pursuer george j. Zorro, the avenger 1959, with guy williams, another theatrical compilation of several zorro tv episodes, released overseas. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It was bashed by critics due to its tv style acting and quick editing.
Zorros article about zorros by the free dictionary. The sign of zorro 1960 when walt disney decided to package the hit davy crockett episodes of disneyland into two feature films for american audiences, it was a stroke of genius since it allowed for them to finally be seen in color tv was only available in black and white at the time. Find movie and film cast and crew information for zorro 1960 on allmovie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the sign of zorro near you. This poster is from the croatia release of the film, and used the artwork created for the us release of the sign of zorro. Fairbanks biographer jeffrey vance, assessing the film s legacy in 2008, writes. Sign of zorro is a fun and quickly moving version of the zorro legend that nicely blends action and comic relief into a very enjoyable movie.
The sign of zorro the 1960 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Foster and norman foster, the film features a cast that includes guy williams, henry calvin, gene sheldon and romney brent. The sign of zorro 1958 in his 1919 short story the curse of capistrano, writer johnston mcculley introduced the character of zorro, the fox. When walt disney decided to package the hit davy crockett episodes of disneyland into two feature films for american audiences, it was a stroke of genius since it allowed for them to finally be seen in color tv was only available in black and white at the time. The sign of zorro, film theatrical compilation of several zorro shows, released first in japan in november 1958, and in the u. The mark of zorro is a 1940 american blackandwhite swashbuckling spanish western adventure film from 20th century fox, produced by darryl f. Little was written about specific at28d night air interdiction operations in laos.