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 | Cowboy | 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		(as Luis Enriquez 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)
• Excesso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Excesso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 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)
• StudioCanal (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• 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:

92 min | Spain:87 min (censored version) | West Germany:88 min (censored version)

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1968) | Finland:(Banned) (heavily cut) (1968) | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:Unrated | Australia:M | 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) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Elios Film, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

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

Trivia:

The Major's men wear red scarves over their faces to hide the fact that because so many extras were otherwise employed on other pictures in the area at the time they were left with only the 'ugliest' ones, who were deemed not menacing enough.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

[last lines]
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 "Midnight Movie Review: The Choice of Koolhoven: Keoma & Django (#2.15)" (2011)

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.