Django Strikes Again
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. It is the only official sequel to Django.[2]
| Django Strikes Again (Django 2 - Il grande ritorno) | |
|---|---|
 Italian film poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Ted Archer |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino (uncredited)[1] |
| Screenplay by | Franco Reggiani Nello Rossati Dialogue: Anna Miserocchi |
| Story by | Franco Reggiani Nello Rossati |
| Based on | Django by Sergio Corbucci |
| Starring | Franco Nero Christopher Connelly Licia Lee Lyon William Berger Donald Pleasence |
| Music by | Gianfranco Plenizio |
| Cinematography | Sandro Mancori |
| Edited by | Adalberto Ceccarelli |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | DMV Distribuzione Surf Film |
Release date | 3 December 1987 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian English |
Synopsis
Twenty 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 Belgian 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
- 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
Django Strikes Again was conceived in parallel with Duccio Tessari's Tex and the Lord of the Deep, in view of a commercial revival of the Spaghetti Western genre. Following the commercial failure of Tex, Sergio Corbucci, who had co-written the sequel and had initially agreed to direct it, refused to partake in its production.[2]
It was filmed on location in Colombia.[2] Django Strikes Again represents the final screen appearance of Christopher Connelly, who died of cancer a year after the film's release.[2]
Sequel
In May 2016, it was reported that Franco Nero will reprise his role in his third and final outing as the titular character, entitled Django Lives!, with the film taking place 50 years after the events of the original installment, set to be directed by John Sayles.[3]
References
- "Django 2 Il Grande Ritorno (1987)". British Film Institute. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 88-04-57277-9.
- "John Sayles to Direct Django Lives!". The Action Elite. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-06-17.