Django (1966)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Sergio Corbucci (story) and
Bruno Corbucci (story) ...

Release Date:

December 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

The movie that spawned a genre.

Plot:

A coffin-dragging gunslinger enters a town caught between two feuding factions, the KKK and a gang of Mexican Bandits, and is caught up in a struggle against them.

Plot Keywords:

Bandit | Coffin | Gold | Gun | Machine Gun

Cast

Franco Nero	...	Django
José Bódalo	...	Gen. Hugo Rodriguez
Loredana Nusciak	...	Maria
Ángel Álvarez	...	Nataniele (Bartender)
Gino Pernice	...	Jonathan (as Jimmy Douglas)
Simón Arriaga
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia		(as Ivan Scratuglia)
Erik Schippers
Rafael Albaicín	...	Rodriguez' Man (as Raphael Albaicin)
José Canalejas		(as José Canalecas)
Eduardo Fajardo	...	Maj. Jackson

Also Known As:

Django (Spain)

Runtime:

Spain:87 min (censored version) | USA:91 min | Italy:93 min | West Germany:88 min (censored version)

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | Norway:(Banned) (theatrical rating) (1968) | UK:15 (video rating: 2004) | UK:18 (video rating) (1993) | UK:R (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | West Germany:18 (nf) | Brazil:16 (re-rating) | Brazil:18 (Original rating) | Argentina:13 | UK:(Banned) (1966) | Finland:(Banned) (1968) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:Unrated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain

Company:

B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l.

Trivia:

The graphic violent content of the film led the film to be banned in several countries, and it was rejected by the UK until 1993. It was not rated in the USA.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the bar fight, a cameraman can be seen in the background.

Quotes:

Django: I'm glad I made you feel like a real woman - very glad - I mean that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Soundtrack:

Django

"DJANGOOOOO!"

If you've already seen Leone's FISTFULL OF DOLLARS a million times like I have, then you might be a little dissapointed when watching this one, since it's basically the same thing. Only difference here is that there's a little bit of gore which can upset a few people. And the dubbing is pretty awful, It sounds like the same guy who voices over 3 other characters in the film.

I could go on about some other distractions, but I'm not here to pan this flick.As a matter of fact, I LIKE IT! You have to realize that this film was a stepping-stone for the action genre that has continued to this day. So give credit where credit is due!

Perhaps my favorite part of the film is the opener, Django himself, walking (What? No horse?) through a dark,cold,muddy world, dragging his good ol' mysterious coffin and being accompanied by the music of the title song (A catchy tune which sounds like a combination of Elvis and the Moody Blues).

What follows next is common in "Spaghetti-land", so If you love these films or have never seen any, be obliged to take a peek at this flick.