Django (1966)

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Sergio Corbucci (story) and
Bruno Corbucci (story) ...
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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. That man is Django, and he is caught up in a struggle against both parties.

Plot Keywords:

Bandit | Coffin | Gold | Gunslinger | Machine Gun

Cast

Franco Nero	...	Django
José Bódalo	...	Gen. Hugo Rodriguez
Loredana Nusciak	...	Maria
Ángel Álvarez	...	Nathaniel the Bartender
Gino Pernice	...	Brother Jonathan (as Jimmy Douglas)
Simón Arriaga	...	Miguel
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia	...	Klan Member (as Ivan Scratuglia)
Remo De Angelis	...	Mexican Officer (as Erik Schippers)
Rafael Albaicín	...	Member of Hugo's Gang (as Raphael Albaicin)
José Canalejas	...	Member of Hugo's Gang (as José Canalecas)
Eduardo Fajardo	...	Maj. Jackson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Silvana Bacci	...	Mexican Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Flora Carosello	...	Black Hair Saloon Girl (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Lucio De Santis	...	Whipping Bandit (uncredited)
Cris Huerta	...	Mexican Officer (uncredited)
Guillermo Méndez	...	Klan Member (uncredited)
Luciano Rossi	...	Miguel - Klan Member (uncredited)
Tony Russel	...	Django (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Yvonne Sanson	...	Redhead Saloon Girl (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
José Terrón	...	Ringo - Jackson Henchman with Scar (uncredited)
Rafael Vaquero	...	Member of Hugo's Gang (uncredited)

Directed by
Sergio Corbucci

Writing credits
Sergio Corbucci		(story screenplay and dialogue) and
Bruno Corbucci		(story screenplay and dialogue)
Franco Rossetti		(collaborating writer) and
José Gutiérrez Maesso		(collaborating writer) and
Piero Vivarelli		(collaborating writer)

Produced by
Manolo Bolognini	....	producer
Sergio Corbucci	....	producer
Bruno Frascà	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Luis Bacalov

Cinematography by
Enzo Barboni

Film Editing by
Nino Baragli
Sergio Montanari

Production Design by
Carlo Simi

Art Direction by
Carlo Simi

Set Decoration by
Francisco Canet

Costume Design by
Marcella De Marchis
Carlo Simi

Makeup Department
Grazia De Rossi	....	hair stylist
Giulio Natalucci	....	makeup artist
Mario Van Riel	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Miguel Ángel Martín Proharán	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ruggero Deodato	....	assistant director
Ruggero Deodato	....	second unit director: outdoor Spanish sequences

Art Department
Francesco Bronzi	....	property master

Sound Department
Bernardino Fronzetti	....	sound recordist
Corrado Volpicelli	....	boom operator

Stunts
Remo De Angelis	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Giovanni Bergamini	....	camera operator
Fernando Gallandt	....	assistant camera
Angelo Novi	....	still photographer
Idelmo Simonelli	....	camera operator
Gaetano Valle	....	camera operator

Other crew
Remo De Angelis	....	fire arms
Julio Parra	....	production supervisor
Patrizia Zulini	....	continuity
Gianfranco Bellini	....	voice dubbing: Gino Pernice (uncredited)
Mario Feliciani	....	voice dubbing: José Bódalo (uncredited)
Nando Gazzolo	....	voice dubbing: Franco Nero (uncredited)
Bruno Persa	....	voice dubbing: Eduardo Fajardo (uncredited)
Carlo Romano	....	voice dubbing: Angel Alvarez (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone	....	voice dubbing: Loredana Cappelletti (uncredited)

Production Companies

• B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l.
• Tecisa

Distributors

• Constantin Film (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Horse Man (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Jack Vaughan Productions (1974) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Jango)
• AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Blue Underground (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Argent Films (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Big Sky Video (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Suomi-Filmi (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Blue Underground (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Concorde Video (1984) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• First Line Films (1982) (USA) (all media)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Magnum Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS) (dubbed)
• Mundial Films
• Norstar Home Video Inc. (????) (Canada) (VHS) (dubbed)
• Oxford Video (1980s) (Finland) (VHS) (cut)
• Poletel (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Thorn-EMI Video (1984) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Video Tape Center (VTC) (1980s) (Finland) (VHS) (uncut)
• Videocast (198?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Vincit Films
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (2009) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Sviluppo Pellicole e Stampa (SPES)

Other Companies

• International Recordings  dubbing (as International Record: Compagnia Doppiatore CDC)

Also Known As:

"Jango" - USA (dubbed version)

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) | France:U (1966, uncut) | Italy:VM18 | Spain:T (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (2007) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1983) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (self applied) (2006) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1968) | Finland:(Banned) (heavily cut) (1968) | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:Unrated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Elios Film, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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:

Revealing mistakes: Modern suburbs can be seen in the distance behind Brother Jonathan in his close-up when he creeps in from the alley.

Quotes:

Maj. Jackson:[threatens Django with his weapon] Start praying if you like, I don't mind. It's a smart thing to do when you know that death is coming for you. Oh, haven't you got your burial suit with you? We'll have to leave you to the vultures. So now begin your prayer... I can't hear you!
Django:Can you hear this?
[shoots major Jackson and his gang]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Giornata nera (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Django

Lovely little Leone tribute!

As soon as the familiar Spaghetti Western tones hit, you know you're going to be in for a treat and that's what this film certainly is. Franco Nero plays the character that would eventually become synonymous with his name; the mythical Django. The story takes more than it's fair share of influence from Sergio Leone's 'Dollar' trilogy, and the plot of this film is pretty much a re-run of the plot that Leone took from Kurosawa's Yojimbo to make 'A Fistful of Dollars'. We follow the title character, a man that carries his 'burial suit' around with him (that's a coffin to you and me) and saves a young woman from being killed by a group of bandits. When Django takes her back to town, he finds himself in the middle of a feud between those bandits and a group of Mexicans, a situation that he hopes to make the best of for himself...

It's impossible not to see how Leone's westerns have influenced this film. However, Sergio Corbucci hasn't merely stolen and the result is somewhat original. The classically styled score blends well with the images shown on screen, and some of the sequences in the film are truly powerful. Franco Nero may well be no Clint Eastwood, but he brings charm and credibility to his character and does well with the role, even if he is perhaps slightly too pretty to pull it off to the extent that it could have been done to. The film features lots of mud (yes, mud), and this gives it the dirty, downtrodden feel that is congruent with what audiences have come to expect from the spaghetti western sub-genre. The title tune, which is about the central character is very over the top, and almost comes across as being comical; but it's a part of the Django film and like the rest of it; very fun and easy to like. If you like Leone's westerns (and let's face it, who doesn't?), you'll like this.