Django

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Django
Film:	Django
Notability:	Main character
Type:	Gunfighter; Drifter; Thief
Gender:	Male
Location:	Mexico
Status:	Deceased by virtue of time era
First:	Django (1966)
Final:	Django Strikes Again (1987)
Actor:	Franco Nero Tony Russel

Django is a fictional gunfighter and the main character from the titular 1966 spaghetti western, Django. He was played by Italian actor Franco Nero. In English translations of the film, the character's voice is dubbed by Wisconsinite, Tony Russel. Nero reprised the role of Django for the 1987 sequel, Django 2: Il grande ritorno.

Biography

Django was a gunslinger and a drifter who lived in an around Mexico in the latter half of the 19th century. Seeking revenge against the one responsible for murdering his wife, he traveled with a closed coffin dragging behind him. He encountered a military commander named Major Jackson, who was the leader of a group of Mexican bandits. Django saved a young woman named Maria from Jackson's men. Continuing his efforts to confound Jackson, Django took up an alliance with one of Jackson's rivals, General Hugo Rodriguez. Django and Rodriguez looted a Mexican fort, acquiring a large quantity of gold. However, he discerned that Rodriguez was not going to fairly distribute the wealth, so Maria and he stole their share from the General, only to later lose it in some quicksand. Rodriguez gathered his men in pursuit of Django. When they caught up to them, Maria was gravely injured and Rodriguez had Django's hands crushed as punishment for thievery.

Major Jackson came gunning for Django and got swept up in the crossfire with his rival, General Rodriguez. Along with the Mexican Army, Jackson shot his way through the General's bandits, and caught up with Django in a cemetery. Django, bit the trigger-guard off of his revolver and pressed it against a crucifix, repeatedly dropping the hammer until Jackson and his five remaining soldiers were dead.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of Django was created by writer and director Sergio Corbucci and writers Bruno Corbucci, Franco Rossetti, Piero Vivarelli and José Gutiérrez Maesso.

External Links

• Django at IMDB

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