Zorro (1975)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Zorro |
| Original title | Zorro |
| Country of production | Italy , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 124 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Duccio Tessari |
| script | Giorgio Arlorio |
| production | Luciano Martino |
| music | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
| camera | Giulio Albonico |
| cut | Mario Morra |
| occupation | |
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Zorro is an Italian - French adventure film from 1975 . In the main role, Alain Delon embodies the classic role of Zorro . The German-language premiere took place on May 8, 1975 in the Federal Republic of Germany , on January 7, 1977 in the cinemas of the GDR .
action
After the old governor fell victim to a murder plot, Colonel Huerta's captors also intercept the new governor and murder him before he can take office. Unnoticed, his relative Diego de la Vega slips into the role of governor and fulfills his oath at the deathbed to prevent bloodshed in the country. He quickly notices the Colonel's powerful position and the injustice that reigns in the country. As Zorro, he is supported by his mute servant, his clever dog, a little street boy, a monk and his cousin, the Contessina Ortensia Pulido. Time and again he succeeds in deceiving the soldiers through skill and many ruses, gaining the sympathy of the people and thereby hiding his true identity. Finally he frees the country's prisoners from a quarry. But the Colonel is on the verge of triumph when Zorro falls into a ravine in a carriage and the Colonel loses no time to marry the governor's cousin. When Zorro, who was believed dead, finally appears at the wedding party, the Colonel shoots the monk and duels with Zorro; the Colonel falls from the tower. Zorro, still unrecognized, rides away.
Reviews
The reviews of the film were mostly negative. For many film fans, according to the reviews, it is still "the best Zorro film of all time" .
“Unfortunately, the Italian western and gangster film specialist Tessari staged this story bypassing the virtues of the genre. On the one hand, he tries his hand at parody, on the other hand, he loads the naive plot with political phrases of non-violent resistance and democracy, which he then takes ad absurdum through his direction. "
Even Christian Kessler judges like: "How many other directors, so too Tessari not showing up to the task of a multi-million dollar production breathe life." It lacked "the grace of innocence to make sympathetic to the exercise". G. Grazzini saw the film even more critically in Cinema '75: "A mixed ice cream made of swords, gallantries and westerns that will taste good to boys who have not yet discovered sophisticated comics and who like the flavors impossible and silly."
Remarks
The film songs Zorro is Back and To You Mi Chica are interpreted by the Oliver Onions (the De Angelis brothers). An LP of the film music (CAM SAG 9063) with twelve tracks was released.
To the movie
Zorro was filmed in English from July 29, 1974 to September 1974 in Aranjuez and Almería, among others . Some interior scenes of the governor's residence, in which the final battle between Zorro and Colonel Huerta also takes place, were filmed in the Museo Cerralbo in Madrid. The exterior scenes of the governor's residence and scenes from the fencing hall were filmed in the Castillo de Vinuelas near Madrid. All the village scenes were created in the village of Nuevo Baztan, also located near Madrid. The scenes in which Zorro frees the imprisoned Hortensia from dungeon were filmed in the castle of Castel Sant'Angelo. The scenes in the quarry were created at Canto del Berrueco. For Alain Delon and Ottavia Piccolo it was the third film work together after The Leopard and The Convict and the Widow in 1971. The film was launched in Italy on March 6, 1975 and in France on March 15, 1975. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film opened on May 8, 1975. The TV premiere was on ARD on December 26, 1985. On GDR television the film was first shown on August 17, 1986. Two more repetitions followed in 1988, on ARD on April 3 and on GDR television on October 22. After these broadcasts, Zorro was no longer repeated on German-language television until June 9, 2019 (MDR). The West German picture and dubbing version was adopted for the GDR cinema. Alain Delon is spoken here by Christian Brückner , who is best known today as the German voice of Robert de Niro.
Web links
- Zorro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Zorro at Comingsoon.it
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Zorro in the Lexicon of International Films .
- ↑ Keßler: Willkommen in der Hölle : 2002, p. 285
- ↑ quoted from comingsoon.it
- ^ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I film vol. 4, vol. 2 M / Z. Gremese 1996, p. 418
- ↑ http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-alain-delon-c22669761/48
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072448/locations?ref_=tt_ql_dt_6
- ↑ http://www.l2tc.com/cherche.php?titre=Zorro&exact=oui&annee=1975
- ↑ http://www.western-locations-spain.com/madrid/pedriza/index.htm
- ↑ Zorro. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .