La marca del Zorro

Título original: The Mark of Zorro

1940
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1h 34min

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Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell in La marca del Zorro (1940)

Swashbuckler Action Adventure Family Romance Western

Un joven aristócrata español debe esconderse para mantener su identidad secreta como Zorro mientras restaura la justicia en California.Un joven aristócrata español debe esconderse para mantener su identidad secreta como Zorro mientras restaura la justicia en California.Un joven aristócrata español debe esconderse para mantener su identidad secreta como Zorro mientras restaura la justicia en California.

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Nominado a 1 premio Óscar
- 1 premio ganado y 1 nominación en total

Trivia
The famous duel was staged by Hollywood fencing master Fred Cavens. He specialized in staging duels that relied more on real swordplay rather than the jumping on furniture and leaping from balconies that many film duels incorporated up until that point. Cavens' son, Albert Cavens, doubled for Tyrone Power in the fancier parts of the duel (mostly with his back to camera), such as the extended exchange with Esteban ending with Don Diego's sword smashing into the bookcase. Basil Rathbone, a champion fencer in real life, did not care for the saber (the weapon of choice in this film), but nevertheless did all of his own fencing. Fast fencing shots were under-cranked to 18 or 20 frames per second (as opposed to the standard 24fps) and all the sound effects were post-synchronized.

Errores
When Diego dines with the Quinteros, Inez asks him to show them the new dance steps. He and Lolita then dance together, but somehow the sheltered young Lolita knows the dance perfectly. This doesn't make sense if it contains new dance steps that even society-mad Inez doesn't know.

Citas
Don Diego Vega: I must please ask you to change the subject. His Excellency objects to talk of throat-cutting.
Captain Esteban Pasquale: Quiet, you Popinjay! I have no reason to letting you live either.
Don Diego Vega: What a pleasant coincidence. I feel exactly the same way about you Capitan.
Captain Esteban Pasquale: You wouldn't care to translate that feeling into action would you?
Don Diego Vega: I might be tempted. If I had a weapon.
Captain Esteban Pasquale: Would you.

Créditos curiosos
Opening credits prologue: MADRID - when the Spanish Empire encompassed the globe, and young blades were taught the fine and fashionable art of killing ...

Versiones alternativas
Also available in a colorized version.

Conexiones
Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)

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10/10

The Best Zorro of the Cinema History

In Madrid, the talented aristocratic military swordsman and rider Diego Vega (Tyrone Power) returns to the Mexican California to reunite with his father, the Alcalde Don Alejandro Vega (Montagu Love), and his mother. When he arrives in Los Angeles, he finds that his father has been replaced by the tyrannous Alcalde Don Luis Quintero (J. Edward Bromberg) that oppresses the people with soaring taxes and violent punishment for those that can not afford and supported by the corrupt Captain Esteban Pasquale (Basil Rathbone) and his soldiers. Don Diego does not disclose his abilities with the sword and disguises pretending that he is a sophisticated fashionable gay, for the heartache of his father. However, when he secretly wears a mask and rides a black horse, he becomes the avenger Zorro that carves his mark for the fearfulness of his enemies.

"The Mark of Zorro" is the best Zorro of the cinema history in a time when the studios were concerned with the screenplay and acting and not CGI and sex scenes. The witty delightful story presents Tyrone Power as a fantastic the weak and fragile Don Diego Vega and the powerful Zorro, with totally different personalities. His ability as swordsman and rider is impressive in a perfect choreography of fights, recalling Errol Flynn in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" of two years before. Linda Darnell is so sweet and beautiful that seems to be the inspiration for the title of the novel of Vladimir Nabokov. J. Edward Bromberg and Basil Rathbone are the perfect villains, the first one coward and sleazy and the second arrogant and corrupt. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "A Marca do Zorro" ("The Mark of Zorro")