Entertaining but mediocre Italian/Spanish co-production about the legendary and brave personage . Zorro, the masked outlaw, fights against the plans of the powerful Don Pedro (Giacomo Rossi Stuart) . Here the masked man is actually a seducer who conquers a lot of women while undertakes several adventures and feats . He is the implacable hero of the oppresed people , as Zorro relishing his secret identity in cape and blade and this time helping the unfortunate villagers against troops of the commandant of Mexican garrison , Giacomo Rossi Stuart, and his botcher sergeant Ignazio Spalla or Pedro Sanchez as Sergeant Gomez , whose role bears remarkable resemblance to Sergeant Garcia/Henry Calvin in the classic series ¨Zorro¨ starred by Guy Williams . Along the way Zorro saves the damsel in distress : Femi Benussi and falls for her
Average , so-so Zorro rendition in Spaghetti Western style that nothing to do with the the classic personage written by Johnston McCulley . Derring-do , feats , adventures , action and romance find this acceptable swashbuckler. Most of the crew was from Italy and the shooting took place in Spain, though studio studio work was done in Rome , Italy . Stars
George Ardisson (1931-2014) who often used to play Spaghetti Westerns , Peplum and Euro-spy sub-genre known for Agente S3(1965), As de pic , operation Contraespionage , Hércules in the haunted world , Django defies Sartana, Erik the Conqueror , Gold of the Bravados , he was a second-class actor here enjoying as the dashing masked avenger by fencing, and kicking-ass enemies , as well as leaps and bounds. Being a n Italian production here shows up some regular actors in B-series such as : Pedro Sanchez who often played similar roles to Fernando Sancho, Andrea Fantasia, Riccardo Pizzuti and gorgeous Femi Benussi who was ordinary in sex Italian comedy , among others. It displays a moving and thrilling musical score by Gino Peguri .The yarn was regularly directed by Guido Zurli who managed to make a fluid , witty and passable SW . He was a director and writer, who made all kinds of genres , being especially known for Polizia selvaggia (1977), È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere (1966), Bersaglio altezza uomo (1978) , Zorro the Fox , Gansters 70 , The mad butcher , among others . Rating : 5/10.
Other retellings about this known role are the following ones : Silent version 1920 with Douglas Fairbanks . The Mark of Zorro 1940 by Robert Mamoulian with Tyrone Power, Basil Rathbone , Linda Darnel .And The Mark of Zorro and Legend of Zorro by Martin Campbell with Antonio Banderas , Catherine Zeta Jones, Rufus Sewell, Pedro Armendariz . And TV series starred by Guy Williams in the 60s and the 90s played by Duncan Regher . And a lot of Italian/Spanish Zorros, such as : Zorro in the Court of Spain 1963 by Luigi Capuano. Zorro versus Maciste by Umberto Lenzi with Pierre Brice, Alan Steel, Moira Orfei. Zorro versus Three Musketeers by Umberto Lenzi with Pierre Brice, Giacomo Rossi Stuart. The three Swords of Zorro by Ricardo Blasco with Guy Stockwell, Mikaela. Zorro of Monterrey by Jose Luis Merino with Charles Quiney, Maria Pia Conte. Zorro rider of vengeance by J. L. Merino with Charles Quiney, Pascuale Basile, Maria Pia Conte. Shadow of Zorro by Jose Luis Romero Marchent with Frank Latimore, Paul Piaget, Maria Luz Galicia and sequel : Revenge of Zorro by Marchent with Latimore, Paul Piaget, Robert Hundar, Fernando Sancho and several others.
