Zorro (1975)

In the New World, a new Spanish governor finds the province of Nueva Aragón under the iron fist of the corrupt Colonel Huerta and vows to bring justice under the guise of a masked avenger.

Director:

Duccio Tessari

Writers:

Giorgio Arlorio (story), Giorgio Arlorio (screenplay)

Stars:

Alain Delon, Stanley Baker, Ottavia Piccolo

1 win.

Cast

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

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 Ortensia in their fight for justice against Huerta and his soldiers.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | zorro character | forced kiss | forced wedding | forced marriage | 

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Taglines:

The All New Zorro

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the shooting of the movie, in Spain, Alain Delon met Leon Degrelle, the former Belgian Nazi leader, who drove the Foreign SS Legion during WW2. Leon Degrelle ran away after the war, certainly to escape from a possible trial.

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Quotes

Don Diego: It's easy to kill saints, Colonel. Let's see how you do against a sinner.

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Connections

Version of The Sexcapades of Don Diego (1972)

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Soundtracks

Zorro Is Back
Written by Guido De Angelis (as G. De Angelis), Maurizio De Angelis (as M. De Angelis), Susan Duncan Smith (as Dandylion)
Sung by Oliver Onions

User Reviews

Great movie

Having grown up with the Disney/Guy Willimas Zorro and become a Zorro fan I have tried watching as many versions of the Zorro movies that have been made. I really enjoyed this one. I think Alain Delon makes a great Zorro and while it doesn't stay true to the original novel (and let's face it most of the Zorro movies that have been made as well as the Zorro TV shows, very few followed the book) it is full of action, great settings and an entertaining cast. I have to confess I am very partial to the European Zorro productions from the 60's and early 70's. They are rather campy but very entertaining. I'm surprised this Zorro movie has not been released in a good DVD version as Alain Delon is a well know actor.

Sit down and enjoy an evening with Alain Delon as Senor Zorro in a great swashbuckling movie.

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian English Spanish

Release Date:

June 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zorro

Filming Locations:

Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,221,944

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)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1