Zorro (I) (1975)

A newly arrived governor finds his province under the control of the corrupt Colonel Huerta. To avoid assassination by Huerta, he pretends to be weak and indecisive so Huerta will believe ... See full summary »

Director:

Duccio Tessari

Writers:

Giorgio Arlorio (story), Giorgio Arlorio (screenplay)

Stars:

Alain Delon, Ottavia Piccolo, Enzo Cerusico

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alain Delon	...	Don Diego, the false Miguel de la Serna / El Zorro
Ottavia Piccolo	...	Contessina Ortensia Pulido
Enzo Cerusico	...	Joaquín, Don Diego's servant
Moustache	...	Sgt. Garcia
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Fritz von Merkel (as Giacomo Rossi Stuart)
Giampiero Albertini	...	Brother Francisco
Marino Masé	...	Miguel de la Serna (as Marino Mase')
Raika Juri	...	Senoria de la Serna (as Rajka Jurcec)
Adriana Asti	...	Aunt Carmen
Stanley Baker	...	Col. Huerta

Storyline

A newly arrived governor finds his province under the control of the corrupt Colonel Huerta. To avoid assassination by Huerta, he pretends to be weak and indecisive so Huerta will believe he poses no threat. But secretly he masquerades as Zorro, and joins the monk Francisco and the beautiful aristocrat Hortensia in their fight for justice against Huerta and his soldiers.

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Plot Keywords:

zorro | assassination | sword duel | vigilantism | flintlock rifle | 

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Taglines:

The All New Zorro

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

June 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Zorro

Filming Locations:

Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mondial Televisione Film, Les Productions Artistes Associés

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min 87 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last feature film of Stanley Baker.

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Connections

Version of The Mark of Zorro (1920)

User Reviews

Can't Stop the Music...

It's not the slickest Zorro movie ever, or the most faithful version of the Zorro legend, but Alain Delon's "Zorro" is a lot of fun. In a way, its lack of polish works in the movie's favor and gives it a certain amateurish energy and charm, like an energetic high school play.

Alain Delon makes an appropriately aristocratic Diego, and he (or his stuntman) provide an athletic, agile Zorro. The villain, Colonel Huerta, is grandiose in the comic book tradition, and Moustache as Sergeant Garcia is nice and bumptuous. The heroine, Hortensia (wow, what a name) is adequate, and the mute servant is good for a few laughs.

The only complaint I have with this movie is that Zorro theme music. If you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about - it's this weird upbeat pop song that they play almost every time Zorro is onscreen: "Here's to you and me / Flying high and free / La la la la la la / Now that Zorro's back!" Now I can't get that song out of my head!