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'''''Django Strikes Again''''' ({{lang-it|Django 2 - Il grande ritorno}}, lit. "Django 2 - The Great Return") is a [[List of Italian films of 1987|1987]] [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[Spaghetti Western]] film directed by [[Nello Rossati]]. It is the only official sequel to ''[[Django (1966 film)|Django]]''.<ref name=sed>{{cite book|last=Marco Giusti|title=Dizionario del western all'italiana|year=2007|publisher=Mondadori, 2007|isbn=978-88-04-57277-0}}</ref> Franco Nero stated in a 2012 interview that he is "not happy with the film" and called it "a bit flat".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Franco Nero interview|url=https://www.flashbackfiles.com/franco-nero-interview|access-date=2021-02-23|website=THE FLASHBACK FILES|language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''''Django Strikes Again''''' ({{lang-it|Django 2 - Il grande ritorno}}, lit. "Django 2 - The Great Return") is a [[List of Italian films of 1987|1987]] [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[Spaghetti Western]] film directed by [[Nello Rossati]], under the pseudonym '''Ted Archer'''. It is the only official sequel to ''[[Django (1966 film)|Django]]''.<ref name=sed>{{cite book|last=Marco Giusti|title=Dizionario del western all'italiana|year=2007|publisher=Mondadori, 2007|isbn=978-88-04-57277-0}}</ref> Franco Nero stated in a 2012 interview that he is "not happy with the film" and called it "a bit flat".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Franco Nero interview|url=https://www.flashbackfiles.com/franco-nero-interview|access-date=2021-02-23|website=THE FLASHBACK FILES|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| 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 | 3 December 1987 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
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] Franco Nero stated in a 2012 interview that he is "not happy with the film" and called it "a bit flat".[3]
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 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]
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.[4]
References
- ^ "Django 2 Il Grande Ritorno (1987)". British Film Institute. 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.
- ^ "John Sayles to Direct Django Lives!". The Action Elite. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
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