When Django first brings out the machine gun and it begins firing, his fingers are nowhere near the trigger mechanism (the gun was probably activated electronically by the special effects crew). [2][page needed][7][8]. Django (1966) A film so violent ... Django immediately became a cult classic. Django then (shouting "AND SO IT BE!" It's the End. The lead character's iconic coffin arsenal has been paid homage in several movies and TV series, including several Japanese anime series. [48] After 2 years, the Arrow edition will finally see release on June 30, 2020. Upon the loss of that fight, Vessepi goes to the bar for a drink and encounters Django, played by Jamie Foxx. A machine gun is still referred to as a mitrailleuse in French, following the pattern set by the adoption of the Mitrailleuse Hotchkiss in 1897. Italy: 04/06/1966: Re-Release: 12/21/2012: Film Forum/NYC: 12/21/2012 - 12/27/2012: 7 days: Trailer: Click for trailer. [1] It was his first Western film score, and was followed several months later by his soundtrack for Damiano Damiani's A Bullet for the General, which reused several themes from his Django score. Released in 1966, "Django" (pronounced JANG-oh) is a cult Euro Western highlighted by its star and the typical cartoonish flourishes of the genre. [7], Filming began in December 1965[12] at the Tor Caldara nature reserve, near Lavinio in Italy. Django then shoots his men, and challenges Jackson to return with all of his accomplices. A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a half-breed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries. Frizza chose Nero, who was reluctant to appear in the film because he wanted to perform roles in more "serious" films. [7] In a 2012 interview Nero stated that Young saw the film at Warner Brothers, where it was screened a number of times while Nero was making Camelot there: "You know, Terence Young saw it three times. [8], In an interview for Segno Cinema magazine, Barboni explained that during the two weeks of shooting at the Elios Film set, filming was made problematic by the low amount of available sunlight. EXTRA FEATURES: Exlusive in-depth presentation by acclaimed filmmaker Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid And Nancy) in the style of his Epoch-making 'Moviedrome' BBC series. [13], Corbucci originally wanted to cast Mark Damon (who had played the title character of Ringo and his Golden Pistol) as Django, but Damon experienced a conflict in his scheduling and had to withdraw. Websites: Home. The characters mostly look mean and sweaty. [52], In April 2015, an English-language television series based on Django was announced as being developed as an Italian-French co-production by Cattleya and Atlantique Productions. Directed by Sergio Corbucci. A third DVD release, made available on July 24, 2007, omitted The Last Pistolero. With Django, director Sergio Corbucci (The Great Silence) upped the ante for sadism and sensationalism in westerns, depicting machine-gun massacres, mud-fighting prostitutes and savage mutilations. Hugo allows Django to spend the night with María, but he chooses another prostitute. The main character of the Boktai series of video games is a vampire hunter named Django, who drags a coffin around for sealing and purifying immortals. [1] An official sequel, Django Strikes Again, was released in 1987 with Nero reprising his role as the title character. Grey and heavy clouds covered the sky nearly permanently, making it extremely difficult for the crew to choose the right light. Upon arrival, the revolutionaries are massacred by Jackson and the army. [2][page needed] By the time filming began, Corbucci was directing from a "scaletta [...] like a synopsis, but more detailed, [yet] still not a full screenplay". Django [1966] [DVD] Franco Nero (Actor), José ... Django will need to fight for his life armed with his devastating revolving machine gun. [8][11] Additionally, because Corbucci was a left-wing "political director", Cox suggests that the plot device of Django's machine gun being contained in a coffin, along with the cemetery-buried gold hunted by the lead characters of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, may have been inspired by rumours surrounding the anti-Communist Gladio terrorists, who hid many of their 138 weapons caches in cemeteries. A young gunfighter forms a tenuous alliance with an aging ex-outlaw to track down and eliminate the bandits who killed his family, till the surprising end. The Italian is probably best known for his role in Sergio Corbucci’s influential 1966 spaghetti western Django, in which Nero wields a coffin loaded with a machine gun. Arriving at the bridge where they first met, Django tells María that they should part ways, but María begs him to abandon the gold so they can start a new life together. There's just the two of us now. Django Unchained is a sort of reimagining of a spaghetti western featuring a hero of the same name played by Franco Nero, who has a small cameo in this modernized remake. Fist of the North Star features a plot device wherein the lead character, Kenshiro, drags a coffin behind him into a wasteland town. 100-word review: Coffin-dragging (this makes for some great comedic moments) gunslinger Django becomes embroiled in a feud between Major Jackson and Mexican revolutionaries. Add the first question. Franco Nero as Django, a stranger looking … With Franco Nero, José Canalejas, José Bódalo, Loredana Nusciak. The director wanted to create a fil… Believing Django is praying, but cannot make the sign of the cross with his mutilated hands, Jackson mockingly shoots the corners of Zaro's cross (while reciting "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. [11], Takashi Miike's 2007 film, Sukiyaki Western Django, is a highly stylized Western film inspired by Django, Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars.[62]. A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a half-breed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries. A black hat sits atop it and the theme song begins with a djangly guitar. Django has the prostitute distract the men guarding the safehouse containing the gold, and enters the house via the chimney. But, the wooden container with the mysterious content has already caught the attention of the racist ex-Confederate officer, Major Jackson, and his gang of white supremacists, and before long, things get nasty. With Franco Nero, José Canalejas, José Bódalo, Loredana Nusciak. Any fan of violent westerns Italiano-style should belly up to the bar and give Django's coffin of wonders a watch. The severing of Brother Jonathan's ear was eventually accepted because the wound itself is never shown. This item requires a region specific or multi-region DVD player and compatible TV.) More than thirty unofficial "sequels" to Django have been produced since 1966. Written by Then, he meets up with the Mexicans, his hat comes off, and all of a sudden he's a human being. Squelching across a God-forsaken ghost town near the US/Mexican border, always dragging a heavy coffin, blue-eyed Django, a drifting, mud-spattered, former Union soldier, saves runaway María from certain death. Character biography Franco Nero films Django. Rated: Unrated "John Ford had John Wayne, Sergio Leone had Clint Eastwood, and I have Franco Nero." Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? A monk returns to his former life as a gunfighter when his estranged daughter is kidnapped by a Hungarian slaver. The FN 5.56 mm NATO machine gun, the Minimi, derives its name from the term Mini-Mitrailleuse, "small machine gun". Using a machine gun contained in his coffin, Django guns down much of the Klan, allowing Jackson and a handful of men to escape. [24], Although initial critical reactions to the film were negative due to the high level of violence,[7] reception of Django in the years following its original release has been very positive, with the film gaining a 92% "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes based on twelve reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. After gunning down a majority of the men, Django allows Jackson and a handful to escape. Share. Hugo and his revolutionaries arrive and capture Jackson's spy, Brother Jonathan. I purchased an original Italian poster of Django recently and it inspired me to revisit the classic. Django nearly drowns when he tries to recover the gold, and María is wounded by Hugo's men while trying to save him. Shopping. Django, a 1966 Italian Western by Sergio Corbucci which had a particular influence on the Spaghetti Western genre and a number of unofficial prequels and sequels; W Django!, a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western Django Strikes Again, 1987 Italian Western; Django Unchained, a 2012 American revisionist Western film by Quentin Tarantino In the Cowboy Bebop episode, "Mushroom Samba", a bounty hunter runs around with a coffin behind him. He gets more than he bargained for when it turns out the town boss is conspiring with a railroad tycoon who has lots of money and lots of gunmen to throw at him. A huge hit with international audiences, Django's brand of bleak nihilism would be repeatedly emulated in a raft of unofficial sequels. “Django died years ago. Django saves Garcia’s wife from hanging, and she then saves Django after Barry has captured him. Franco Nero holds an M1911A1 as Gen. Ramon Esperanza in Die Hard 2 (1990). Although the name is referenced in over 30 "sequels" from the time of the film's release until the early 1970s in an effort to capitalize on the success of the original, most of these films were unofficial, featuring neither Corbucci nor Nero. Examiners were divided over whether the film could be passed with cuts, especially given the raising of the minimum age for X films from 16 to 18 in 1971. The fantasy movie Death Trance features a protagonist dragging a sealed coffin around for much of the film. A man walks through the desert landscape dragging … Nero also made a cameo appearance in Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film Django Unchained, an homage to Corbucci's original. The script's lack of originality doesn't stop it from having some clever set-pieces, nasty violence and even a bit of dark humor (some of my favorite sequences: the clearing of the whorehouse "Don't Touch my coffin", the "ear" scene and the Mexican skeet shoot). [44] The DVD, which presents Django completely uncut with Dolby Digital mono mixes of both the English and Italian dubs (as well as English subtitles translating the Italian dialogue), includes the film's English trailer, Django: The One and Only (an interview piece with Nero and Ruggero Deodato), a gallery of poster and production art compiled by Ally Lamaj, and talent biographies for Nero and Corbucci. When Django was screened in the cinemas in 1967 everybody was completely stunned by the sheer never seen before brutality in westerns ( forget the boring John Wayne films). Cox also found that the film's upbeat ending, a rarity in Spaghetti Western films, "tells us something of Corbucci's fondness for women, and for personal bonds". [2][page needed] Corbucci was at first dissatisfied with the muddy street of the Elios set (he initially wanted the film to be set in snowy locations, foreshadowing his work on The Great Silence), but was eventually persuaded by Bolognini and his wife, Nori Corbucci, to use the muddy locations. While helping Nathaniel bury the corpses, Django visits the grave of Mercedes Zaro, his former lover who was killed by Jackson. his machine gun. This FAQ is empty. ‘Mandalorian’ Season 2: ‘Jango Fett’ Actor Temuera Morrison To Play Boba Fett, Leonardo DiCaprio Improvised His Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Outburst & Was Nervous About It, Robert Richardson and Quentin Tarantino to Receive Cinematographer-Director Duo Award at Camerimage, Title Role Performances — First Name Titles. Django (1966) AKA A Fistful of Dollars Part 2, Jango. Django then shoots his men, and challenges Jackson to return with all of his accomplices. “Django died years ago. A commercial success upon release, Django has garnered a large cult following outside of Italy and is widely regarded as one of the best films of the Spaghetti Western genre, with the direction, Nero's performance, and Luis Bacalov's soundtrack most frequently being praised. [35][36] Django made its official UK première on August 1, 1993 at 9:50 pm on BBC2's Moviedrome block, where the film was introduced by Alex Cox. A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a half-breed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries. 18. Using a mitrailleuse machine gun contained in his coffin, Django guns down much of the Klan, allowing Jackson and a handful of men to escape. Franco Nero would only return once as Django, in the only official sequel, Django Strikes Again, made 22 (!) Django is afraid that Rodriguez won't pay him his share and therefore steals the loot and tries to escape with it, accompanied by the prostitute Maria. 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But an inescapable showdown is coming, and Django has an old score to settle. DJANGO, A BULLET FOR YOU (1966) – Django uses his guns to protect a group of downtrodden farmers from the villainous, land-grabbing town boss of Wagon Valley. Anti Hero in Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop, Lucifer was based on Django portrayal, gunslinger, wandering around in cowboy hat, all black clothes, also good at quick draw, most notably when he were introduced in Django styled carrying a coffin with him and keep his weapon in it. Django - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV … Then he helps Rodriguez steal a small fortune in gold. However, it was concluded that the film's "loving dwelling on violence", which was viewed by the Board as its "sole raison d'etre", meant that the 1967 rejection was still justified. [2][page needed] Actor Mark Damon has also claimed to have collaborated with Corbucci on the story prior to the film's production. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the same gun that was used in Django, as evidenced by muzzle end. Now, the guns have the final say, and as if that weren't enough, Jackson's sworn enemy, General Hugo Rodríguez, and his feared revolutionaries, enter the picture, wanting to have a piece of the action. Understand? Django Retrospective critics and scholars of Corbucci's Westerns have also deemed Django to be the first in the director's "Mud and Blood" trilogy, which also includes The Great Silence and The Specialists.[9]. Django (1966) – Silvana Bacci. Unlike most of Blue Underground's releases, which are Region 0 or Region Free-encoded, the Django Blu-ray is Region A-locked. In it Django’s son is on the trail of his father’s murderer. The soundtrack for Django was composed and conducted by Luis Bacalov, known then for his score on The Gospel According to St. Django (1966) – Silvana Bacci. Viva Django! Matthew. A mute gunfighter defends a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty killers in the winter of 1898, and a grim, tense struggle unfolds. Tap to unmute. A huge hit with international audiences, Django's brand of bleak nihilism would be repeatedly emulated in a raft of unofficial sequels. The pair arrive in a ghost town, populated by Nathaniel, a bartender, and five prostitutes. Jackson and his men arrive at the saloon to extract protection money from Nathaniel. [65], Tarantino had previously referenced Corbucci's film in Reservoir Dogs; the scene in which Brother Jonathan's ear is severed by Hugo was the inspiration for the scene in which Vic Vega does the same to Nash. With Franco Nero, José Canalejas, José Bódalo, Loredana Nusciak. [39] The examiner report stated that "Although two decades ago the feature may have seemed mindless violence, in the age of Terminator 2 and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the feature has an almost naive and innocent quality to it [...] One could say that the feature is almost bloodless". You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Jump to: ... (1898) revolvers, Django's machine gun (a fictional model with a barrel based on the 1866-71 Montigny mitrailleuse, but a firing mechanism and belt-fed magazine inspired by the 1895 Maxim gun), and the Winchester 1892, 1894 and 1906 lever-action rifles. The BBFC have acknowledged that the original 18 certificate was partially reactionary to the film's censorship history. A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a half-breed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries. Read more. Info. 16. This release, by Anchor Bay Entertainment, is mostly uncut and presented with a remix of the English dub in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, and was limited to 15,000 copies. Expectations: High. ... Find me a better mythological legend that carries around a crustified filth soaked coffin with a machine gun inside of it … The bandits are dispatched by henchmen of Major Jackson – a racist ex-Confederate officer – who is preparing to kill María by crucifying her atop a burning cross. Using a machine gun contained in his coffin, Django guns down much of the Klan, allowing Jackson and a handful of men to escape. The scene was passed without cuts because the action was found to be neither. English prints do not list Maesso, and credit Geoffrey Copleston for the English-language script. [1], In December 2012, a second official sequel, Django Lives!, was announced, with Nero reprising his role as the title character. Django (1966) Plot. Jackson’s men abuse women, and shoot Mexicans for fun; Django protects women, and shoots men who shoot Mexicans for fun for fun. Copy link. Showing all 38 items. 4 people found this helpful. [49][50] In May 2016, it was reported that the film's script had been purchased and rewritten by director John Sayles, and will be directed by Christian Alvart. Most interior and exterior shots were filmed on the Elios Film set outside of Rome, which included a dilapidated Western town renovated by Carlo Simi, a veteran of both Corbucci and Leone's films. ... (Franco Nero) plowed through bodies like they were dominoes using his machine gun is still massively fun. [51] In a November 2020 interview with Variety, Nero revealed that principal photography on the film was set to begin in May or June of that year in New Orleans before being postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that one of the film's producers, Carolyn Pfeiffer, hoped to begin shooting in January 2021; Nero also revealed that he intends to ask Tarantino to make a cameo appearance in the film when its schedule is confirmed. Son of Django is a sort of sequel, set at least two decades after the original movie. (1966). Directed by Sergio Corbucci. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution. Describing the film as an "unrepentantly ugly movie, despite the striking visual flair Corbucci brings to his blocking and camera movement", Wilkins compared the film's "appalling" depictions of violence and sadomasochism to Marlon Brando's One-Eyed Jacks, "except Corbucci carries things far beyond the bloody horsewhipping Brando's Rio receives in that film". With Django, director Sergio Corbucci (The Great Silence) upped the ante for sadism and sensationalism in westerns, depicting machine-gun massacres, mud-fighting prostitutes and savage mutilations. Corbucci immediately accepted Bolognini's offer, leaving Ringo and his Golden Pistol to be completed by others. [7][12][14] Nero was 23 when he was cast; to give the impression of an older, Clint Eastwood-type persona, he grew out his stubble, wore fake wrinkles around his eyes, and had his voice dubbed in post-production by actor Nando Gazzolo. A huge hit with international audiences, Django s brand of bleak nihilism would be repeatedly emulated in a raft of unofficial sequels. Intended to capitalize on and rival the success of Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, Corbucci's film is, like Leone's, considered to be a loose, unofficial adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. Audience members, which included actors and filmmakers such as Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and Terence Young, were appreciative of the film's sense of humour and originality. Later Jackson returns with his entire gang, and Django uses a machine gun that is contained in a coffin that he has been dragging the whole film. During the production of Ringo and his Golden Pistol, Sergio Corbucci was approached by Manolo Bolognini, an ambitious young producer who had previously worked as Pier Paolo Pasolini's production manager on The Gospel According to St. Matthew, to write and direct a Spaghetti Western that would recoup the losses of his first film as producer, The Possessed. Jackson learns that Django is waiting for him at Tombstone Cemetery and kills Nathaniel, but not before the latter hides María. But don't mess with it. Included as special features are trailers for the two films, exclusive interviews with Nero about their production histories, an arcade-style interactive game and an illustrated booklet with essays on the films. [11], Five specific scenes were called into question in both the 1974 and 1993 examiner reports of the film:[35][36], Django was examined by the BBFC for a fourth time in 2004, when Argent Films submitted the film prior to its British DVD release. The reviewer also noted that, "this repetition of excessive cruelty, in its sheer extent and verisimilitude, transfers the film from a realistic plane to the grotesque, with the result that here and there it is possible to find, among the emotions, a certain healthy amount of humour". Directed by Sergio Corbucci In this definitive spaghetti western, Franco Nero ('Keoma', 'The Fifth Cord') gives a career-defining performance as Django, a mysterious loner who arrives at a mud-drenched ghost town on the Mexico-US border, ominously dragging a coffin behind him. Django (/ˈdʒæŋɡoʊ/, JANG-goh) is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci, starring Franco Nero (in his breakthrough role) as the title character alongside Loredana Nusciak, José Bódalo, Ángel Álvarez and Eduardo Fajardo. [32], When reviewing the film for Monthly Film Bulletin, film historian Sir Christopher Frayling identified Django's attire, including "his Sunday-best soldier's trousers, worn-out boots and working man's vest", as a major aspect of the film's success on the home market. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Django is a 1966 Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Corbucci starring Franco Nero as Django; a dismissed Union soldier who fought in the American Civil War.The film is set in 1869, four years after the end of the Civil War. (Ferdinando Baldi, 1967) 20. The series was created by Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli and developed by Fasoli, Ravagli, Francesco Cenni and Michele Pellegrini, while Francesca Comencini will direct the first episodes and serve as the series' artistic director. In 1974, a new distributor decided to re-submit the film for classification. [46][47] Prior to their intended release, Arrow withdrew both editions from their catalogue pending the outcome of a rights dispute between Blue Underground (who claimed to still have sole ownership of the film's US distribution rights, and had sent cease and desist letters to consumers who had pre-ordered the titles) and the film's Italian rights holder Surf Film (from whom Arrow obtained permission to release both films in February that year). Was this review helpful to you? While helping Nathaniel bury the corpses, Django visits the grave of Mercedes Zaro, his former lover who was killed by Jackson. In the original Django (

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