A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a merciless masked clan and a band of Mexican revolutionaries.
Direction
Corbucci's nihilism makes Leone look sentimental.
Score
That opening theme will live in your head rent-free.
Practical Effects
Real mud, real pain, no heroics—just suffering.
Director
Sergio Corbucci
Franco Nero
Django
José Bódalo
Gen. Hugo Rodriguez
Loredana Nusciak
Maria
Ángel Álvarez
Nathaniel the Bartender
Gino Pernice
Brother Jonathan
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Klan Member
Remo De Angelis
Ricardo
Rafael Albaicín
Member of Hugo's Gang
José Canalejas
Member of Hugo's Gang
Eduardo Fajardo
Major Jackson
Silvana Bacci
Mexican Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Flora Carosello
Black Hair Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Lucio De Santis
Whipping Bandit (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Franco Nero spoke no Italian during filming; he learned lines phonetically. The dubbing hides it completely.
Over 100 unofficial sequels stole the name 'Django'—including Tarantino's, which finally got Nero his cameo 50 years later.
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