# The Legend of Zorro (2005)

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**Runtime**: 129 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure, Western
**Directed by**: Martin Campbell
**Written by**: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Roberto Orci
**Starring**: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adrian Alonso, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Nick Chinlund, Alexa Benedetti

> *Adventure begins with a Z.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

California, sunset, a whip cracks. Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife Elena face a threat to statehood, their adventure reignites. Campbell revitalizes the classic hero with a new family dynamic.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.0/10 (112175 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 27% · Metacritic 47/100

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