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Release, runtime and language
1940 · 94 mins · English
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Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
Starring
Basil Rathbone, Janet Beecher, Tyrone Power, Eugene Borden, Jean Del Val, Fortunio Bonanova

In 1820, the son of a California noble returns from Spain to discover his homeland ruled by a corrupt dictatorship. By day he pretends to be a harmless aristocrat, but by night he dons the black mask and cape to become Zorro, the daring avenger who fights for justice and the people of the early California frontier.

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