. The story follows the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, as he escapes prison to train a young successor, Alejandro Murrieta, to take up the mantle and seek justice against the corrupt Governor Rafael Montero Film Details Release Date: July 17, 1998 136 minutes (2h 16m) Rotten Tomatoes Action, Adventure, Romance, Western Rotten Tomatoes Martin Campbell JH Wiki Collection 2.0 Wiki Lead Cast: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, and Catherine Zeta-Jones Plot Summary (Multi-language) The Mask of Zorro (1998)