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Mark of the Renegade

Venice Classics
Director:
Hugo Fregonese
Production:
Universal International Pictures
Running Time:
81’
Language:
English
Country:
USA
Year:
1951
Main Cast:
Ricardo Montalbán, Cyd Charisseù, J. Carrol Naish, Gilbert Roland, Andrea Kingù, George Tobias, Antonio Moreno
Screenplay:
Robert Hardy Andrews, Louis Solomon
Cinematographer:
Charles P. Boyle
Editor:
Frank Gross
Production Designer:
Robert F. Boyle, Bernard Herzbrun
Costume Designer:
Leah Rhodes
Music:
Frank Skinner
Sound:
Leslie I. Carey, Richard DeWeese
Restoration:
Universal Pictures
Laboratory:StudioPost, a NBCUniversal Company

synopsis

Set in 1825, during the turbulent days of Mexican-ruled California, Mark of the Renegade follows the enigmatic Marcos Zappa, a man branded with the mark of treason and coerced into a dangerous political scheme. Blackmailed by the power-hungry Don Pedro Garcia, Marcos is sent undercover to seduce Manuella, daughter of Garcia’s political rival, in a bid to manipulate the balance of power. As Marcos navigates a world of deception, romance, and shifting loyalties, he must choose between survival and honour. With lavish Technicolor visuals and swashbuckling intrigue, this historical adventure blends romance and rebellion in the classic Hollywood tradition.

director's statement

"Phoniness in pictures, as in money, has no real value... I feel that an audience can sense a formula picture. An audience likes to be surprised. They don’t like to see the same film over and over with a different cast." (The Independent Film Journal, 1952)

PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION

PRODUCTION:
Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
91608 Universal City, United States of America
Tel: +1 8184621028
E-mail: jen.hashida@nbcuni.com

WORLD SALES:
Park Circus – Jack Bell
Soho Works, 180 Strand
WC2R 1EA Temple, London, United Kingdom
E-mail: info@parkcircus.com

PRESS OFFICE:
Aaron Rogers – NBCUniversal
100 Universal City Plaza
91608 Universal City, United States of America
Tel: + 1 8187772352 / +1 8187490316
E-mail: aaron.rogers@nbcuni.com


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