In 1821 Old California, mysterious black-caped masked avenger of the oppressed, Don Diego de la Vega--Zorro--lands in jail after once again humiliating the evil Spanish governor Don Rafael Montero.

This film made the pulp hero who predates Batman seem cool again by reintroducing the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins), and allowing him to set the stage for his successor ...