Django Strikes Again (Italian: Django 2 - Il grande ritorno, lit. "Django 2 - The Great Return") is a 1987 Italian spaghetti Western film directed by Nello Rossati, under the pseudonym "Ted Archer". It is the only official sequel to Django.[2]
| Django Strikes Again (Django 2 - Il grande ritorno) | |
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 Italian film poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Ted Archer |
| Screenplay by | Franco Reggiani Nello Rossati Dialogue: Anna Miserocchi |
| Story by | Franco Reggiani Nello Rossati |
| Based on | Django by Sergio Corbucci |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino (uncredited)[1] |
| Starring | Franco Nero Christopher Connelly Licia Lee Lyon William Berger Donald Pleasence |
| Cinematography | Sandro Mancori |
| Edited by | Adalberto Ceccarelli |
| Music by | Gianfranco Plenizio |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | DMV Distribuzione Surf Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
Synopsis
editTwenty years after the events in the first Django, the title character has left the violent life of a gunslinger to become a monk. Living in seclusion in a monastery, he wants no more of the violent actions he perpetrated. Suddenly, he learns from a dying former lover that some time ago he had a young daughter, who has been kidnapped along with other children who are now working for a ruthless Hungarian criminal known as El Diablo (The Devil) Orlowsky, who is an arms dealer and slave trader. The children and other prisoners work in Orlowsky's mine, from which he hopes to get rich from the spoils. Determined to find his daughter and nail the bad guys, Django gets some arms and goes on the warpath against Orlowsky's private army.
Cast
edit- Franco Nero as Django/Brother Ignatius
- Christopher Connelly as 'El Diablo' Orlowsky
- Donald Pleasence as Ben Gunn
- Licinia Lentini (as Licia Lee Lyon) as Countess Isabelle
- Roberto Posse (as Robert Posse) as German Diablo Henchman
- Alessandro Di Chio as Captain
- Rodrigo Obregón as Diablo Henchman
- Miguel Carreno (as Micky) as Local Boy
- William Berger as Old Gunfighter
- Bill Moore as Old Gunfighter
- Consuelo Reina as Dona Gabriela
Production
editDjango Strikes Again was conceived concurrently with Duccio Tessari's Tex and the Lord of the Deep; both projects were intended to represent a revival of the Spaghetti Western genre. Following the commercial failure of Tex, Sergio Corbucci, who had co-written Django Strikes Again and had initially agreed to direct it, refused to partake in its production.[2] Shot on location in Colombia, the film represents the final screen appearance of Christopher Connelly, who died of cancer a year after its release.[2] Nero stated in a 2012 interview that he is "not happy with the film" and called it "a bit flat".[3]
Release
editDjango Strikes Again was released theatrically in Germany on November 6, 1987 as Djangos Rückkehr.[4]
Sequel
editFollowing a 2014 attempt to mount the project,[5] it was reported in May 2016 that Franco Nero would reprise his role in a third and final outing as the titular character, entitled Django Lives! The film was to be set 50 years after the events of the original installment. John Sayles was to direct.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Django 2 Il Grande Ritorno (1987)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
- ^ "Franco Nero interview". THE FLASHBACK FILES. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Fischer Film Almanach 1988 (in German). Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag. 1988. p. 81. ISBN 3-596-24479-X.
- ^ "Django to be reborn in new Franco Nero film". TheGuardian.com. 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Exclusive: John Sayles Will Direct and Write "Django Lives" with Franco Nero". Showbiz411. 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2020-11-26). "Franco Nero on 'Recon,' Cuba Project, and 'Django Lives!,' in Which He Hopes Tarantino Will Cameo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Kay2017-05-12T20:12:00+01:00, Jeremy. "Myriad Pictures heads to Cannes with 'Django Lives!'". Screen. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
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