The Mark of Zorro
Movie • 1940 • Action
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Around 1820 the son of a California nobleman comes home from Spain to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On the one hand he plays the useless fop, while on the other he is the masked avenger Zorro.
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Are animals abused?
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It's not onscreen, but there is mention of cockfighting and it is implied the rooster the alcalde buys has been used for that sport. (And therefore abused.)
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No, but there is mention of Cockfighting as the alcalde arranges to buy a bird for the sport.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there blood/gore?
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No gore, but some cuts/ stabs which bleed are shown on screen. (In black and white, obviously.)
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Are there abusive parents?
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No, but Lolita's aunt and uncle (who are her guardians) force her to become engaged against her will.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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'Z' symbol cut into various objects including skin
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Is there copaganda?
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Don Diego Vega (Zorro) has received military training in Spain, but for most of the movie he fights the local governor as a vigilante.
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Is there amputation?
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It isn't shown, but a man Zorro meets is said to be mute because the alcalde cut out his tongue.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Zorro maintains a false "pushover" identity that he hides from everyone he knows. When they protest that he is being untrue to himself he keeps up the facade in order to convince everyone that he couldn't possibly be Zorro.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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In one scene the alcalde is noticeably out of breath (puts his hand to his throat) after being held at swordpoint.
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Is there gun violence?
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In two scenes, Zorro threatens people with a revolver. In another, Zorro is shot at with rifles but not hit. The alcalde's guards hold rifles in many background shots.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Are any hands damaged?
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During a swordfight a man's hand is cut
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There are several scenes with large mobs of people crowded together, some inside.
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Does someone cheat?
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It's questionable?
Zorro flirts with a married woman, who flirts back, but Zorro is only pretending to be interested. He convinces her not to leave her husband in the end.
Zorro flirts with a married woman, who flirts back, but Zorro is only pretending to be interested. He convinces her not to leave her husband in the end.
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Is someone stabbed?
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A man is stabbed in the gut in a closeup.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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The alcalde is noticeably out of breath and panicked in one scene. (After he has been threatened by Zorro.)
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Does a baby cry?
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As far as I can tell, no babies are pictured in the entire film.
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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In a way? Lolita confesses to Zorro when he is disguised as a priest. She doesn't know it's him at first.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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In one scene Zorro covers the alcalde's entire face with a black blindfold.
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Is religion discussed?
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A major character is a Friar, and religion is discussed in several scenes.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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A character mentions Hell, but it is not shown.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Zorro gives a goodbye speech to all of his friends before leaving Spain for California
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Is there incarceration?
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Zorro and Friar Felipe spend a scene in a jail cell.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Zorro is rowed into California on a rowboat on the open ocean.
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Is someone homeless?
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Background characters are shown sleeping outside, but this is implied to be a town-wide "siesta" and not a permanent living situation.
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