The Mark of Zorro

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The Mark of Zorro is a 1920 silent swashbuckler film that popularized the masked vigilante hero Zorro and helped establish Douglas Fairbanks as a major action star.

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instanceOf black-and-white film
film
silent film
swashbuckler film
basedOn The Curse of Capistrano
basedOnWorkAuthor Johnston McCulley
character Captain Juan Ramon
Don Diego Vega
linked to: Diego

Lolita Pulido
Sergeant Gonzales
cinematographyBy William McGann
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States
director Fred Niblo
distributor United Artists
editedBy William Nolan
era silent era
filmFormat 35 mm
filmSeriesEntry Zorro films
genre action film
adventure film
swashbuckler film
hasFilmVersion The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)
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The Mark of Zorro (1974 film)
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hasIntertitlesLanguage English
hasTheme masked vigilante justice
romantic adventure
helpedPopularize Zorro
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includedIn National Film Registry
influenced masked vigilante characters in popular culture
superhero genre
mainCharacter Zorro
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notableFor establishing Douglas Fairbanks as a major action star
popularizing the masked vigilante hero Zorro
originalLanguage Silent film
producer Douglas Fairbanks
productionCompany Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation
publicationDate 1920
registrySelectionReason culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant
releaseYear 1920
runtimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Douglas Fairbanks
Eugene Miller
setInPeriod Spanish California
settingLocation California
stars Douglas Fairbanks
Marguerite De La Motte
Noah Beery
Robert McKim
title The Mark of Zorro

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Douglas Fairbanks notableWork The Mark of Zorro
Douglas Fairbanks notableWork The Mark of Zorro
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The Mark of Zorro title The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro mainCharacter Zorro
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The Mark of Zorro helpedPopularize Zorro
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The Mark of Zorro hasFilmVersion The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)
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The Mark of Zorro hasFilmVersion The Mark of Zorro (1974 film)
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Fred Niblo directorOf The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)
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The Curse of Capistrano adaptedAs The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)
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The Curse of Capistrano alsoKnownAs The Mark of Zorro (novelization title)
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Sergeant Gonzales appearsIn The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)
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Rouben Mamoulian notableWork The Mark of Zorro
Captain Juan Ramon appearsIn The Mark of Zorro
Noah Beery notableWork The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1940 film) isRemakeOf The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)
subject linked to: The Mark of Zorro
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Eugene Pallette appearedIn The Mark of Zorro
Douglas Fairbanks notableWork The Mark of Zorro
subject linked to: Fairbanks family
Sam De Grasse notableWork The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)
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Eugene Miller notableWork The Mark of Zorro
Fred Niblo notableWork The Mark of Zorro
subject linked to: Frederick Liedtke
Fred Niblo directed The Mark of Zorro
subject linked to: Frederick Liedtke
John Taintor Foote notableWork The Mark of Zorro
Fortunio Bonanova notableWork The Mark of Zorro
Frank Campeau notableWork The Mark of Zorro (1920 film)
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Claire McDowell notableWork The Mark of Zorro