While the legal battles waged on walt aired four hourlong episodes on the weekly disneyland anthology series to keep the character alive in. The internationally produced zorro is set in south america instead of the california locales of the series. With guy williams, gene sheldon, henry calvin, don diamond. Preserved by the academy film archive in 2015, this 16mm home movie features the cast of disneys zorro television series 19571959 as. Movie adaptation of quentin tarantinos djangozorro comic hires writer among the characters most notable film appearances include the classic mark of zorro with hollywood swashbuckling legend tyrone power in the title role, and of course the 1998 adaptation and box office hit, mask of zorro, which starred antonio banderas as a new version of zorro. Several vhs tapes were released in the past, but fans hoping for a complete set of episodes instead had to rely on old tapes copied off the disney channel. A thin booklet supplies a disney movie rewards code. The mask of zorro the internationally successful feature the mask of zorro, starring anthony hopkins, antonio banderas and catherine zetajones, premiered in summer 1998. This disney film is actually several episodes of the tv series zorro cobbled together and posing as a movie.
It was directed by martin campbell and stars antonio banderas, anthony hopkins, catherine zetajones, and stuart wilson. The extended main title of disneys zorro, portions of which were subsequently also used for promos on abc for the tv series. Zorro fans have long looked for ways to collect the adventures of zorro. Login to disney movie club for all the best disney, star wars and marvel movies. To fight the evil dictators tyranny, diego dons the mask of zorro. This is a list of films produced by and released under the walt disney pictures banner known as that since 1983, with never cry wolf as its first release and films released before that under the former name of the parent company, walt disney productions 19291983. The sign of zorro is a 1960 movie edited from eight episodes of disneys hit tv. A young thief, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great, but aged zorro, who also pursues vengeance of his own.
Copies of both releases are fairly easy to come by. Diego dons the mask of zorro to fight the evil commandants tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant bernardo, free. Seventyeight episodes were produced, and four hourlong specials were aired on the walt disney anthology series. Send us your email address and we will send you our current list, or contact us at for a complete list. Don diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, capitan monastario. The film may be uneven, but it succeeds on many levels. The character has been featured in numerous books, films, television series, and other media. In 2004, the complete first season was released in france in a boxed set of dvds, as described here. Don diego returns home to find his town under a cruel dictator, and must don the mask of zorro to free the pueblo from his oppression. The mask of zorro is a 1998 american swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante zorro plot edit. Watch on the go, or get the full experience on your tv at home. Tv show 19571959 disneys zorro complete series, full. The cast includes henry calvin as the bumbling and rotund sergeant garcia and gene sheldon as diegos trusty, mute righthand man bernardo the two actors were later paired as the. While pin traders will rush to add this to their lanyards, it looks pretty cool here with a red z on black backing.
Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the united states by the companys distribution division, walt disney. Zorro reboot details revealed, is it setting up a gender. Dubbed good time charlie, the cat soon lives a carefree, domestic life among the rugged logging camps of the pacific northwest. Zorro also known as disneys zorro is an american spanish actionadventure western series produced by walt disney productions.
Zorro project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. A growing selection of new tv shows and movies from the master storytellers at disney, pixar, marvel, star wars, and national geographic. The mask of zorro remains antonio banderas best performance and he give his all on screen. Inside the case is also a postcardsized photo of guy williams as zorro, a numbered certificate of authenticity, an eightpage booklet that includes a listing of the disc contents and background on the show, and a fourpage insert with information on disney bluray, disney movie rewards, and the d23 disney fan club. The sign of zorro 1960 the great disney movie ride. For most of its brief run, zorro s episodes were part of continuing story arcs, each about thirteen episodes long, which made it almost like a serial. Disney couldnt come to an agreement with the abc network over who had the rights to the characters. Disney hasnt released the sign of zorro on dvd, but it was released on vhs twice. In this film, edited from eight episodes of disneys hit tv series, don diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, capitan monastario. Walt disney pictures is an american film production company and division of the walt disney studios, owned by the walt disney company.
By the time they finally settled, walt felt that people no longer cared about the character and the show was canceled. See more ideas about the legend of zorro, guys and tv westerns. A complete list of every movie disney has ever produced or helped produce. Diego dons the mask of zorro to fight the evil commandants tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant. Don diego plays a dual role outwardly, he is an ineffectual flop, secretly, he is the masked avenger, zorro. The mask of zorro is a 1998 american swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante zorro created by johnston mcculley.
In these films, the latest in a long history of zorro films, the. A slightly different music tempo and arrangement as compared to the. The muppet movie 1979 the apple dumpling gang rides again 1979. See more ideas about disney s, the legend of zorro and old tv. And a pin features zorros mask and name over a pair of crossed swords.
The sequel, the legend of zorro, premiered in october 2005, once again starring antionio banderas and catherine zetajones. Guy williams, charles korvin, henry calvin, gene sheldon. Charlie, the lonesome cougar lost, abandoned, and frightened, a young cougar is discovered and adopted by a rugged lumberman named jess bradley. Zorro disney tv show starring guy williams complete series with the movies. Diego dons the mask of zorro to fight the evil commandants tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant bernardo, free the pueblo from his oppression. The tv series was colorized in the 1980s and both seasons of the series were available on dvd in that format from. The mask of zorro 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With guy williams, henry calvin, gene sheldon, romney brent. The sign of zorro 1958 sleeping beauty 1959 the shaggy dog 1959.