Zorro, The Gay Blade

1981 feature film directed by Peter Medak
Movie film Q577991
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Zorro, The Gay Blade

Summary

Zorro, The Gay Blade is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade was directed by Peter Medak[4].
  • Johnston McCulley wrote the screenplay for Zorro, The Gay Blade[5].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's composer is recorded as Ian Fraser[6].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's genre is parody film[7].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's genre is swashbuckler film[8].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's genre is LGBTQ-related film[9].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's based on is recorded as Zorro stories[10].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was George Hamilton[11].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Lauren Hutton[12].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Brenda Vaccaro[13].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Ron Leibman[14].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Donovan Scott[15].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Clive Revill[16].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Frank Welker[17].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Eduardo Noriega[18].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was James Booth[19].
  • A cast member of Zorro, The Gay Blade was Jorge Russek[20].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade was produced by George Hamilton[21].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's director of photography is recorded as John A. Alonzo[22].
  • The original language of Zorro, The Gay Blade was English[23].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's review score is recorded as 43%[25].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's review score is recorded as 5.1/10[26].
  • Zorro, The Gay Blade's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Zorro, The Gay Blade was produced by George Hamilton[21]. It was directed by Peter Medak[4]. Johnston McCulley wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include George Hamilton[11], Lauren Hutton[12], Brenda Vaccaro[13], Ron Leibman[14], Donovan Scott[15], and Clive Revill[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1981[28] and January 22, 1982[29]. The original language of Zorro, The Gay Blade was English[23]. Genres include parody film[7], swashbuckler film[8], and LGBTQ-related film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[24].

Reception

Reviews include 43%[25] and 5.1/10[26].

Why It Matters

Zorro, The Gay Blade ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . insidekino.com. insidekino.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Herman A. Blumenthal
    Publication date +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1982-01-22T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Johnston McCulley
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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