The Legend of Zorro (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	October 28, 2005
On DVD:	January 31, 2006
Genre:	Action
Director:	Martin Campbell
Writer:	Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Cast:	Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Adrian Alonso
Studio:	Columbia Pictures
Official site:	sony.com/zorro
Running Time:	130 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for sequences of violence/peril and action, language and a couple of suggestive moments

The year is 1850 and our swashbuckling crusader is challenged by the most dangerous mission of his life. After fighting to help California become the 31st state of the Union, Zorro (Banderas) must live up to the promise he made his wife Elena (Zeta-Jones) - to give up his secret identity and live a normal life as Alejandro de la Vega. When he hesitates, it threatens to tear them apart.

Now, the same forces that conspired...

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In a time where Hollywood seems content to produce often unoriginal and shallow films mostly to turn a profit, the film The Legend of Zorro manages to rise above the rest by adding another adjective to the mix; unnecessary. The film (a sequel to the 1998 The Mask of Zorro) reprises Antonio Banderas' role as Zorro and Catherine Zeta Jones' role as his wife. Added to their mix is their 10 year old child, Joaquin, played by newcomer Adrian Alonso. Now many years later, the family is settled near San Francisco with Banderas attempting to refrain from his Zorro ways. However, when the entire United States is threatened by a secret organization led by Armand (Rufus Sewell), Zorro is forced back into service. Full movie review »