Django the Bastard (Italian: Django il bastardo) is a 1969 Italian gothic horror Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Garrone who co-wrote the film with the star Anthony Steffen. In 1974 Herman Cohen released an edited American version of the film called The Stranger's Gundown.
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| Directed by | Sergio Garrone |
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| Produced by | Pino de Martino[2] |
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| Cinematography | Gino Santini[1] |
| Edited by | Cesare Bianchini[1] |
| Music by | Vasco Mancuso[1] |
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| Distributed by | P.A.C. (Produzione Atlas Associate)[1] |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Italy[2] |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editA mysterious, vengeful stranger rides into town and creates all sorts of havoc. It seems there are a number of people on his list and before he metes out justice to each one, he places a cross with that person's name on it in the middle of the street. The burning question becomes whether these people are dealing with a one-man army of flesh and blood or an avenging angel of death. The answer may lie in the betrayal and massacre of a Confederate Army unit during the Civil War...
Cast
edit- Anthony Steffen - Django
- Paolo Gozlino - Rod Murdok
- Lu Kamante - Jack Murdock
- Rada Rassimov - Alida Murdock
- Teodoro Corrà - Williams
- Jean Louis - Howard Ross
- Fred Robsahm - Sam Hawkins
- Ennio Balbo - Storekeeper
Release
editDjango the Bastard was first released in 1969.[2]
VCI Entertainment released the English dubbed version on DVD during 2002 in both full and widescreen formats under its U.S. title The Strangers Gundown. This product is currently out of print (OOP).[3]
The film was re-released September 18, 2015 in the United States under its original title Django il Bastardo from RetroVision Entertainment, LLC as a double bill with Boot Hill. It features both English and Italian dubs.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Django, il bastardo (1969)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c Grant 2011, p. 451.
- ^ "vcientertainment.com". Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Retrovisionfilms.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
Sources
edit- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.