Le Serment de Zorro

Passable albeit average and acceptable Zorro outing in Spaghetti/Chorizo style. It results to be a mediocre adaptation inspired from Johnston McCulley character , traditionally named Don Diego , here starred by Tony Russell as the dashing masked avenger secretly loving a maid who is unfortunately engaged to a wealthy citizen . In 1830, the years of Mexico's independence , opening with a stagecoach's (as passenger is governor's daughter : Maria José Alfonso) robbing carried out by two botcher assailants (Agustin Gonzalez , Jesús Puente) , but then Zorro (Tony Russell) impedes it , being mercilessly pursued . Later on , the official governor is overthrown by a despotic usurper called Esteban Garcia supported by his underlings (Agustin Gonzalez , Jesús Puente again) and he decides to impose their brutal rule over the population of recently freed citizens . Many men of honor will rise up to fight this impostor , but one man will stand out among them , the man called Zorro , here posing as a polished butler . There appears Manuela (Maria José Alfonso) whom her father desires marry her to Juan (Sancho Gracia) , though she despises the butler for his allegedly betrayal ; however , idiolizing the bravity of the impaccable Zorro . Meantime , Zorro saves his friend entomologist Marcel (as José Rubio) from a firing squad and protects the damsel in distress and both of whom fall in love . When Zorro's friends become targets in this struggle , the full revenge of Zorrow will be unveiled. At the end appears the old governor replacing the usurping and tyrannical one .

This Tortilla/Pasta Zorro is filled with action , thrills , intrigue , spectacular horse pursuits by Zorro and amusing sword-play . This so-so , tolerable, Swashbuckling entry in the Zorro series is decently starred by Tony Russell . He took a chance and jumped from Sword and sandals sub-genre and Spaghetti Western genre to costumed Italian/Spanish adventure , promoted as a dashing Errol Flynn type in this swordplay swashbuckling ; he steals the show as foppish Zorro relishing his secret identity as a valet ; executing leaps , twists and climbs and throughly enjoys himself . Initially he starred outdoor mini-epics, adventures and the studio had him star in this adventure , retaining the trademark swasbuckling features as a sympathetic Zorro , sporting graying hair and educated manners . This is the sequel to ¨The sword of Zorro¨ also directed by Ricardo Blasco with Guy Stockell , Alfonso Rojas , Luis Marin , Antonio Jimenez Escribano , Juan Luis Galiardo , Jose Truchado , Franco Fantasia , and Giuseppe Addobbati or John McDouglas and Agustin Gonzalez repeating role in this follow-up . Badly photographed by Mario Vulpiani , an alright remastering being really necessary and filmed on location in Colmenar De Oreja , Madrid . As well as atmospheric and thrilling musical score by Angel Arteaga . The motion picture was middlingly directed in his ordinary style by Ricardo Blasco . This Spanish filmmaker was an assistant director and director, known for Gringo (1963), Suspiros De Triana (1955) and Armas Contra Ley (1961) and TV series as Diego Acevedo .

This mini-swahsbuckler motion picture was produced by Sergio Newman who produced all kind of genres as Western : "Sheriff Won't Shoot¨ , ¨Oro Maldito¨ , Drama : ¨"Romeo e Giulietta" , Wartime : "Hell Commandos" , ¨When Heroes Die" and Adventure : ¨Il magnifico Aventuriero" , "Mission in Morocco¨ and two ¨Zorro¨ movies : ¨The sword of Zorro¨ and its sequel titled ¨Oath of the Zorro¨ also by Ricardo Blasco with Tony Russel , Maria Jose Alfonso , Sancho Gracia , Rosita Yarza , José María Seoane and again Agustin Gonzalez . The first Spanish/Italian Zorros were ¨Vengeance of Zorro¨ and ¨L'Ombra di Zorro¨ (1962) by Joaquin Marchent with Frank Latimore , Paul Piaget and Robert Hundar . Zorros's producer , Eduardo Manzanos , built a Western town in Hoyo De Manzanares (Madrid) , today disappeared , called ¨Golden City¨ where filmed several Western and various Zorros . Other Zorro filmed by that time are ¨Zorro all Corte di Spaña¨ (1963) by Luigi Capuano , ¨Zorro versus Maciste¨ by Umberto Lenzi with Pierre Brice Alan Steel , Moira Orfei ; ¨El Jiuramento Di Zorro¨ by Ricardo Blasco with Guy Stockwell and Mikaela ; ¨Zorro Il Ribelle¨ by Piero Pirotti with Howard Ross ; ¨Il Figlio Di Zorro¨ (1973) by Gianfranco Baldanello and two directed by Jose Luis Merino with Charles Quiney and Maria Pia Conte as ¨Zorro the rider of vendetta¨ and ¨Zorro of Monterrey ¨ .

The best Zorro are the following ones : The mute classic adaptation ¨Mark of Zorro¨ 1920, Fred Niblo, with Douglas Fairbanks, the classic ¨Mark of Zorro¨, 1940, Robert Mamoulian with Tyrone Power, Basil Rathbone and Linda Darnell), and followed by ¨The legend of Zorro¨ 2005, Martin Campbell again with Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones, Tony Amendola,Pedro Armendariz and Rufus Sewell . European version in similar style as ¨Le Tulipe Noie¨ (1964) with Alain Delon and Virna Lisi and ¨Zorro¨(1975, Duccio Tessari with Alain Delon, Octavia Piccolo and Stanley Baker .