Product Details

• Actors: Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Marguerite De La Motte, Noah Beery Sr., Robert McKim, Sidney De Gray
• Directors: Fred Niblo
• Format: HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Rialto Media
• DVD Release Date: December 10, 2007
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0014C3VVI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,884 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The World's First Action-Adventure Film!

ACTION! MYSTERY! ROMANCE! GUYS WITH SWORDS!

Featuring the Original 1920 Orchestral score performed by RICK BENJAMIN'S PARAGON ORCHESTRA!

1800s Spanish California is the setting in which Douglas Fairbanks creates the prototype movie action-adventure hero - with surprising humor and athleticism - as "Señor Zorro" ("Mr. Fox"). Slashing his trademark Z on the consciousnesses (and anatomies) of the henchmen of corrupt Governor Alvarado, Zorro leads the way to JUSTICE FOR ALL!

With this new souvenir DVD edition, THE MARK OF ZORRO film is reunited for the first time in 88 years with its authentic musical score, performed live by Rick Benjamin's Paragon Orchestra, and recorded and reproduced in spectacular high-definition Digital Audio. This DVD is a delightful look back at the magic and romance of early Hollywood...Just add popcorn for a night of multi-media fun, the old-fashioned way!

DVD includes bonus materials.

Orchestral soundtrack recorded & produced by 2008 Grammy Award winning "Classical Producer of the Year" Judith Sherman.

This film brought the "legend" of Zorro to the screen for the first time!

Zorro was the first-ever Super Hero - inspiring Superman, Batman, and all the others!

Mark of Zorro was one of the most popular movies of the silent era. And it's a great way for introducing modern viewers to the art of silent film. Kids love it too!

The beautiful 1920 musical score has never been recorded before! It's not available anywhere else.

This special DVD edition - a year in the making - is a Rialto Media exclusive!

Rick Benjamin's PARAGON ORCHESTRA (also known as the "Paragon Ragtime Orchestra") is the world's most active silent film accompaniment group, and since 1986 has played for 557 live silent film screenings across North America and Northern Europe. The Orchestra prides itself in its exclusive use of its 938 title collection of original period (c.1895-1928) silent film scores and music cue sheets. This trove of rare early film music was discovered in a library basement in 1992 by Paragon conductor/pianist Rick Benjamin.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one to buy, September 4, 2008

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Ronald Kelley (Johnstown NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mark of Zorro - Featuring the Original 1920 Score (DVD)

I just finished watching this. The print is Good. The Orchestra is Great.The Original Score is quite good. The Sound is Fantastic. This Orchestra and Conductor should do the rest of the Fairbanks films and more.I have been so thrilled since The Thief of Bagdad with Carl Davis which Came out on Laser Disc also Ben Hur by Davis.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Based on the story "The curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley, October 15, 2009

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mark of Zorro - Featuring the Original 1920 Score (DVD)

There are many Zorro movies out there and each brings with it a unique character. This version has all the energy and routines of Douglas Fairbanks. In this version Zorro disguises himself with a fake mustache along with the standard mask. He is to wed the daughter (Marguerite De La Motte) of a nobleman (Charles Hill Mailes) that was stripped of his wealth by the governor (George Periolat.)

"Oppression- by its very nature-creates the power that crushes it. A champion arises-a champion of the oppressed- whether it be a Cromwell or someone unrecorded, he will be there. He is born."

Zorro, the Gay Blade

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great silent movie, January 16, 2009

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David S. Green "Toxophilite" (Olathe, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mark of Zorro - Featuring the Original 1920 Score (DVD)

I purchased this for my parents and they love it. This was the first silent movie I have seen in a long time. It was fun watching this old of a movie. Douglas Fairbanks did a great job.