This article is about the film. For the video game based upon the film, see The Mask of Zorro (video game).
The Mask of Zorro
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Martin Campbell
Screenplay by
John Eskow Ted Elliott Terry Rossio
Story by
Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Randall Jahnson
Based on
Zorro by Johnston McCulley
Produced by
Doug Claybourne David Foster
Starring
Antonio Banderas
Anthony Hopkins
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stuart Wilson
Matt Letscher
Cinematography
Phil Méheux
Edited by
Thom Noble
Music by
James Horner
Production companies
TriStar Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Zorro Productions
MacDonald/Parkes Productions
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
July 17, 1998 (1998-07-17)
Running time
137 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$95 million
Box office
$250.3 million
The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the fictional character Zorro 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.
Executive producer Steven Spielberg had initially developed the film for TriStar Pictures with directors Mikael Salomon and Robert Rodriguez, before Campbell signed on in 1996. Salomon cast Sean Connery as Don Diego de la Vega, while Rodriguez brought Banderas in the lead role. Connery dropped out and was replaced with Hopkins, and The Mask of Zorro began filming in January 1997 at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City, Mexico.
The film was released in the United States on July 17, 1998 to critical and commercial success, grossing $250 million on a $95 million budget. The Legend of Zorro, a sequel also starring Banderas and Zeta-Jones and directed by Campbell, was released in 2005, but did not fare as well as its predecessor.[1]
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