But the whole movie is the best version of zorro, largely because tyrone power was given a chance to show his acting chops in daryl zanucks 20th century fox that most often just wanted him as a good looking leading man. The mark of zorro 1974 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. The mark of zorro tv movie 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This sale is for the mark of zorro 1974 starring frank langella on dvd. The mark of zorro 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. By all appearances, 19thcentury california gentleman don diego frank langella is more concerned with social gatherings than with social problems. Find similar and related movies for the mark of zorro 1974 don mcdougall on allmovie.
The mark of zorro is a 1940 american blackandwhite swashbuckling spanish western adventure film from 20th century fox, produced by darryl f. Whats missing in the 1974 mark of zorro is the freshness and virtuosity of the earlier films director rouben mamoulien. The mark of zorro 1974 at the very end of this movie, when zorro s true identity is revealed, captain esteban ricardo montalban says, inside the peacock, you find a hawk. A spanish nobleman fights for the rights of the people in the guise of legendary masked swordsman zorro in this swashbuckling adventure.
Womens prison tale, with lina romay as maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director jess franco, who tries to rape her. The mark of zorro 1974 frank langella dvd elvis dvd. The mark of zorro, a silent film starring douglas fairbanks. This is not the first time ricardo montalban crossed swords with zorro. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy it at buy posters from. The mark of zorro approved 1h 18min action, adventure, western tv movie 29 october 1974 the classic story the masked hero of old california his father has been replaced as governor by a corrupt tyrant, so the noble don diego vega plays the coward by day and rides alone at night to defeat the powers of corruption. The mark of zorro 1974, a film made for television starring frank langella, used newmanss score with new incidental music composed by dominic frontiere. The mark of zorro 1974 by all appearances, 19thcentury california gentleman don diego frank langella is more concerned with social gatherings than with social problems. The mark of zorro tv is a film directed by don mcdougall with frank langella, ricardo montalban, gilbert roland, louise sorel, year. Antitaxation, corrupt government when a young spaniard finds his hometown squeezed by the high taxes of an authoritarian government, he responds in the guise of the maskedhero zorro.
Don jose disguises himself as zorro, the masked freedom fighter, who tries to protect his people from the wrath of an evil military officer who is using his position to his own advantage. In this movie, don diego is a spanish scarlet pimpernel. Frank langella, ricardo montalban, gilbert roland, louise sorel. The mark of zorro 1974 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The classic story the masked hero of old california his father has been replaced as governor by a corrupt tyrant, so the noble don diego vega plays the coward by day and rides alone at night to defeat the powers of corruption.
Watch the mark of zorro online stream full movie directv. This 1974 version is an extremely poor imitation of the 1940 movie, also entitled the mark of zorro, with the famous tyrone power. Despite being a skilled swordsman, diego downplays his skills in front of the evil captain esteban and. Despite being a skilled swordsman, he downplays his skills in front of the evil captain esteban and shows himself to be rather a clown in front of his family. The mark of zorro tv movie 1974 parents guide imdb.
I was even more shocked when i saw don diego vega was played by frank langella. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. The classic story the masked hero of old california his. The silent version and the more recent versions along with the 1974 version are fine. The mask of zorro is a 1998 american swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante zorro created by johnston mcculley.
While the dialogue lines are also the same, frank langellas acting either as zorro or as don diego, is flat, bland, and dull. Zanuck, directed by rouben mamoulian, that stars tyrone power, linda darnell, and basil rathbone. It was directed by martin campbell and stars antonio banderas, anthony hopkins, catherine zetajones, and stuart wilson. Said foreknowledge makes 1974 s mark of zorro an especially weird sit, because the majority of it is a straight remake of the 1940 classic. The movie opens with a scene showing that diego is an expert horseman. Watch the mark of zorro streaming online hulu free trial. Watch the mark of zorro starring frank langella in this western on directv. This madefortelevision film is a fastpaced but notably. Frank langella plays don diego, the supposedly foppish spanish california nobleman who fights for the peoples rights in the guise of zorro. Made for television, the mark of zorro is virtually a sceneforscene remake of the 1940 tyrone power theatrical filmthe principal difference being that, where powers version ran 93 minutes, the tv version blurs along at a mere 78 minutes. In old california, the legendary masked swordsman, zorro strikes again for freedom and justice.
Based on johnston mcculleys novel the curse of capistrano, the mark of zorro was a remake of the 1920 silent film and by far superior to all the zorro incarnations. Made for television, the mark of zorro is virtually a sceneforscene remake of the 1940 tyrone power theatrical film the principal difference being that, where powers version ran 93 minutes, the tv version blurs along at a mere 78 minutes. The television movie, the mark of zorro, is an action adventure movie set in the western local of california during the 1800s. Used to watch zorro, the cisco kid, and the lone ranger with my brothers and father on sundays years ago. Based on the 1919 story the curse of capistrano by johnston mcculley, which introduced the masked hero, zorro, the screenplay was adapted by fairbanks as elton thomas and eugene miller. O filme e basicamente uma regravacao do filme do mesmo nome estrelado por tyrone power em 1940. In 1924 it was republished as the mark of zorro following the success of the 1920 film, and the novel has since been reprinted using both titles.
He also appeared in the disney series where he fought guy williams as zorro. Zorro western starring alain delon, full movie, english, free classic feature film youtube movies duration. Has a lot of veteran actors doing a great job, particularly gilbert roland and ricardo. In the 1974 film, the mark of zorro, a man known as don diego dela vega, portrayed by frank langella, goes to california to visit his family only to find out his father has been replaced by a vicious tyrant known as don luis quintero. Like the 1940 theatrical film, this production includes don diegos mother isabella vega and omits his mute servant, bernardo. Basil rathbone is a delightfully evil assistant to the governor. The mark of zorro 1940 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This time he must face an entire garrison of soldiers under command of the evil colonel who has planned an eloborate trap, calculating the capture of the elusive zorro, will ensure his governorship of california.
Alfred newmans pulsating score from the original mark of zorro is cleverly redeployed in this remake. Tyrone power does a pretty good job of portraying don diego. Around 1820 the son of a california nobleman comes home from spain to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. The mark of zorro 1974 don mcdougall related allmovie. The curse of capistrano, a 1919 novel by johnston mcculley that introduced the character zorro. Two of the actors in this movie, gilbert roland and ricardo montalban, had roles as guest stars in the disney zorro series. On the one hand he plays the useless fop, while on the other he is the masked avenger zorro. This tv movie is the third film to bear the title the mark of zorro, but it pales beside the 1920 silent version starring douglas fairbanks and the 1940 remake with tyrone power. Despite being a skilled swordsman, he downplays his skills in front of the evil captain esteban and shows himself. Mar 11, 2019 however, when i initially saw the mark of zorro, all i saw was the title on the screen guide. Even though vega learned his expect swordsmanship in spain.
The mark of zorro, a television movie starring frank langella. Zorro is a hero of the people, the downtrodden, those who cannot defend themselves. 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 brutality as did the most current zorro movies. I did not click to read the details, so i was shocked when the movie began and the thing was in color. With frank langella, ricardo montalban, gilbert roland, louise sorel. A spanish californian nobleman fights to protect his people from tyranny. It was also a backdoor pilot for a television series on which abctv declined to pick up the option. The swordfight between tyrone power and basil rathbone is the best ever caught in a movie and is alone worth buying the movie. Zorro, the gay blade 1981, a parody, with george hamilton. I actually saw this on afternoon tv as a kid, when i was already a massive fan of the tyrone power film. This madefortelevision film is a fastpaced but notably faithful remake of the 1940 feature film of the same name starring tyrone power.
Thats the perfect way to describe this movie, i think. Made for television, the mark of zorro is virtually a sceneforscene remake of the 1940 tyrone power theatrical filmthe principal difference being that, where. As don diego, he is a spoiled, weak man who cant be bothered with the plight of his countrymen, but he often transforms into zorro, a fearless hero who confounds the greedy alcalde at every turn. Despite being a skilled swordsman, diego downplays his skills in front of the evil captain esteban and shows himself to be rather a clown in front of his family. This zorro lacks the wit and fun of a real zorro movie. In the true fashion of zorro, the main character appears when his people are threatened. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. The mark of zorro tv movie 1974 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Same basic structure, most of the same dialogue, and even alfred newmans oscarnominated score is. 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. Back to main page the sound files on this site are linked with permission to sound files at. Parts of newmans score were used by composer ian fraser for the george hamilton swashbuckling comedy film zorro, the gay blade 1981. The mark of zorro 1974 film the mark of zorro is a 1974 film about a man who returns from spain to his family in california to find that his father has been replaced as ruler of the region by the cruel don luis quintero.
The mark of zorro online full episodes of season 1 yidio. The mark of zorro is a 1974 film about a man who returns from spain to his family in california to find that his father has been replaced as ruler of the region by the cruel don luis quintero. The mark of zorro 1974 starring frank langella on dvd dvd. However, he secretly picks up the sword of justice as the masked hero zorro and fights to return justice to the region and his people.
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