Adventure

 The Mask Of Zorro BBFC PG (1998)

Directed By

Martin Campbell

Produced By

Steven Spielberg

Doug Claybourne

David Foster

Screenplay By

John Eskow

Ted Elliott

Terry Rossio

Story By

Ted Elliott

Terry Rossio

Randall Jahnson

Starring

Antonio Banderas

Anthony Hopkins

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Stuart Wilson

Music By

James Horner

Cinematography By

Phil Meheux

Editing By

Thom Noble

Studios

TriStar Picture
Amblin Entertainment

Zorro Productions, Inc.

David Foster Productions

Distributed By

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Release Date

July 17, 1998

Running Time

136 minutes

Budget

$96 million

Gross Revenue

$250,288,523

Followed By

The Legend of Zorro



The Opening

The mask of Zorro starts off with Zorro entering the scene. The background is black with only a peep hole of light; you can hear Zorro’s footsteps in the background momentarily. Then he comes into the scene with his sword to cut a big Z into the frame, thus showing the beginning of the title sequence.

Origin

This film is based on a Spanish myth.

Narrative Enigma

The narrative enigma for this film is, “who is Zorro and who will be the next to fight for California?”

Narrative

The character Zorro is seen as the town hero, he is reliable and he’s always there to help. He also marks the walls with the letter Z, to show his presence to the town people and for the villains to know he’s still alive.

Non Diegetic

Non-Diegetic music in this movie is Latin American and is mostly played when Zorro enters the room.

Diegetic

Diegetic sounds of people rioting and shouting which shows that something unjust is happening.

History

The movie is also portraying the war of Mexico’s independence.