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Masked crusader Zorro and his father, Don Alejandro, face off against mysterious despot The Eagle in a fight for control of old Spanish California. Compiled from six episodes of the original... Read allMasked crusader Zorro and his father, Don Alejandro, face off against mysterious despot The Eagle in a fight for control of old Spanish California. Compiled from six episodes of the original Disney Zorro series.Masked crusader Zorro and his father, Don Alejandro, face off against mysterious despot The Eagle in a fight for control of old Spanish California. Compiled from six episodes of the original Disney Zorro series.
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Guy Williams
- Don Diego de la Vega
- (archive footage)
- …
Charles Korvin
- The Eagle
- (archive footage)
Henry Calvin
- Sgt. Garcia
- (archive footage)
Gene Sheldon
- Bernardo
- (archive footage)
George J. Lewis
- Don Alejandro
- (archive footage)
Jay Novello
- Juan Greco
- (archive footage)
Ralph Clanton
- Senor George Brighton
- (archive footage)
Henry Rowland
- Count Kolinko
- (archive footage)
Michael Pate
- Salvador Quintana
- (archive footage)
Jonathan Hole
- Alfredo
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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This series depicts the fictional life of Don Diego de la Vega and other citizens of Spanish California. Guy Williams is, in my opinion, one of the greatest actors that ever was and his part in this series is crucial. That of Don Diego/El Zorro. This is what TV drama should be like. I only wish their were more of these made. It airs everyday of the week on the Disney Channel at 1:00 AM Eastern Standard Time and switches from the black and white version to the modified color version every other completion of the series. Dont let the black and white fool you! This is a great show.
To react to the comment "Horrible movie like the series" I'm sorry, but I do absolutely not agree with this. I don't know about the 'Duncan Regher' version of Zorro, so I can't say anything about that. I have, however, seen the Antonio Banderas version. It's true that he's is spectacular, but why write of the old? I think Guy Williams does a great job portraying Zorro and I really enjoy watching him and the others. The script and characters aren't as good as they could be maybe, but hey, look at all those soaps, they aren't doing better! I think this version of Zorro is great fun to watch. After all, spectacle doesn't make a good story.
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I also am reacting to the first commenter who says the old Disney series of Zorro was bad and thinks the Duncan Regehr and Antonio Banderas Zorro portrayals were better. I have only seen YouTube videos of the Duncan R. Zorro and it is awful in my opinion. The sets are cheesy and the story lines are boring. I do like Antonio Banderas as Zorro, but there are only 2 of those movies. Not enough to satisfy a real Zorro fan. I think Guy Williams was the best Zorro ever. I have all the Disney DVDs of the show and wish that somehow they could be done in high definition. I don't know if it is possible since they were all filmed from 1957 to 1959.
The Zorro series from Disney had good swordsmanship, great story lines that usually lasted over several episodes. There was also a lot of humor. Some of the best humorous parts were cut out of the movies that were made from episodes unfortunately. You are better off watching the series episodes than the movies, but if you love the series, then you will probably also want to watch the movies anyway.
It is a shame that there weren't more Zorro episodes from Disney. I have a lot of friends who never saw the Disney Zorro series when it was first on TV in the late 50s, but it was shown in the 80s on the Disney channel and they became hooked.
I got hooked all over (I do remember the 50s show) but I got my interest revived after reading Zorro by Isabelle Allende who also was a huge fan of Guy Williams as Zorro.
The Zorro series from Disney had good swordsmanship, great story lines that usually lasted over several episodes. There was also a lot of humor. Some of the best humorous parts were cut out of the movies that were made from episodes unfortunately. You are better off watching the series episodes than the movies, but if you love the series, then you will probably also want to watch the movies anyway.
It is a shame that there weren't more Zorro episodes from Disney. I have a lot of friends who never saw the Disney Zorro series when it was first on TV in the late 50s, but it was shown in the 80s on the Disney channel and they became hooked.
I got hooked all over (I do remember the 50s show) but I got my interest revived after reading Zorro by Isabelle Allende who also was a huge fan of Guy Williams as Zorro.
This movie (tv series compilation) is another great example of the popularity of Disney's Zorro. It follows "The Sign of Zorro" and it's an exciting adventure from the beginning to the end! Zorro is one of my favorite shows ever! This is very well written and the swordplay is fantastic. They used real swords because Walt Disney wanted realism into the scenes. Guy Williams is the best Diego\Zorro ever and this was the role of his life. All the cast is wonderful, full of chemistry and magic!
All in all , this is great and even today is fantastic. A show (in this case a movie) for all ages!
All in all , this is great and even today is fantastic. A show (in this case a movie) for all ages!
A step down from 'The Sign of Zorro', but 'Zorro, the Avenger' still leaves a tonne to enjoy.
Guy Williams is again terrific in the titular role, while Henry Calvin also brings another solid performance as Sgt. Garcia. I don't think the villains are as strong this time around, but Charles Korvin's Varga is still menacing enough.
The plot is more stretched out and easier to tell it has been merged from television episodes, with Zorro this time on the backfoot more often than being the one plotting; I preferred it the other way, from the preceding film. It's more entertaining watching him craft things together, as opposed to reacting each time.
Interesting to watch this, unlike the other, in colour. The sets don't quite look as nice with colour, though it still all comes together relatively well.
A tweaked storyline and a shortened run time, then I would've liked this as much as the 1958 production. Still, a good film.
Guy Williams is again terrific in the titular role, while Henry Calvin also brings another solid performance as Sgt. Garcia. I don't think the villains are as strong this time around, but Charles Korvin's Varga is still menacing enough.
The plot is more stretched out and easier to tell it has been merged from television episodes, with Zorro this time on the backfoot more often than being the one plotting; I preferred it the other way, from the preceding film. It's more entertaining watching him craft things together, as opposed to reacting each time.
Interesting to watch this, unlike the other, in colour. The sets don't quite look as nice with colour, though it still all comes together relatively well.
A tweaked storyline and a shortened run time, then I would've liked this as much as the 1958 production. Still, a good film.
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- 1h 31m(91 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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