With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Acting
Waltz and DiCaprio's dinner-table chess match.
Writing
Stephen's devastating final-act pivot.
Direction
The 'dueling' KKK scene: horror meets absurdity.
Director
Quentin Tarantino
Jamie Foxx
Django Freeman
Christoph Waltz
Dr. King Schultz
Leonardo DiCaprio
Calvin J. Candie
Kerry Washington
Broomhilda von Shaft
Samuel L. Jackson
Stephen
Walton Goggins
Billy Crash
Dennis Christopher
Leonide Moguy
James Remar
Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
David Steen
Mr. Stonesipher
Dana Gourrier
Cora
Nichole Galicia
Sheba
Laura Cayouette
Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly
Ato Essandoh
D'Artagnan
Sammi Rotibi
Rodney
Clay Donahue Fontenot
Big Fred's Opponent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tarantino considered Will Smith, Idris Elba, and Chris Tucker for Django before Jamie Foxx. Smith passed because Django wasn't the lead—Schultz was.
The 'Mandingo fighting' subplot has no historical basis—enslavers considered slaves economic investments, not fight-club assets. Tarantino invented this from 1975 blaxploitation film 'Mandingo,' sparking debate about his relationship with historical accuracy.
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