The film stars terence hill in the title role, which was previously played by franco nero in sergio corbuccis original film. That coffin django s always carrying around, and that quicksand at the start of the movie. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Release r2 by arrowdrome arrow films uk of django, prepare a coffin running time. Bandits ride over djangos hands with horses in retaliation for. That coffin djangos always carrying around, and that quicksand at the start of the movie coffin contraband. Django, prepare a coffin again finds django out for revenge on the man responsible for the death of his wife, but the circumstances surrounding her death are completely different. Django sees red 1968, canada, english title django, prepare a coffin 1968, united states get the coffin ready 1968. Movie typography from django, prepare a coffin 1968, directed by ferdinando baldi, starring terence hill, horst frank, george eastman, jose torres.
A mysterious gunfighter named django is employed by a local crooked political boss as a. The smash international success of the spaghetti western django along with a certain clint eastwood series turned out to be a major boost for the italian film industry in the late 60s, with filmmakers scrambling to crank out enough gunslinger quickies to satisfy audience demands. There was even a comedy western entitled nude django. Django, prepare a coffin with dvd on movies unlimited. Most including quentin tarantinos excellent 2012 film django unchained had no connection whatsoever to the original movie. The archvists at arrow video have delved into the euro western coffers and released a great title from italys golden age. Django prepare a coffin isnt the greatest spaghetti western ever made but it is definitely an entertaining follow up to corbuccis classic with some fun performances and memorable set pieces. With the release of quentin tarantinos django unchained a flurry to ancillary promotion including a release of django, prepare a coffin. A mysterious man trudges into town dragging a mudstained coffin behind him. Director sergio corbucci introduced django to an international audience in 1966. Some see prepare a coffin as at least a semiofficial sequel to the original django as though the cast and crew were largely different, they did share a writer in franco rossetti, and it was true enough that there were elements they had in common, most obviously being the huge beating django is on the receiving end of more than once. Django, prepare a coffin, alternatively titled viva django, is a 1968 italian spaghetti western film directed by ferdinando baldi.
Whats more interesting, however, is that 3l vertriebs released two completely different versions of the film in germany, on separate blurays in 20. There were over 30 on the last count, nearly all of them unofficial and have varying degrees of association and continuity or lack of with sergio corbuccis original. While many of the countless knock offs of sergio corbuccis original film had absolutely nothing to do with picture that launched the character, this one is a rare exception in that it works quite. After he saves maria loredana nusciak from certain death, django finds himself in. Thrill as django gets his bloody revenge with a hail of bullets in this classic from a series of bmovie westerns that helped to define a genre. A fistful of dollars 1964, django, prepare a coffin 1968, texas, adios 1966, a man called blade 1977, once upon a time in the west 1968. Ems video released the first dvd version, followed by an early dvd from arrow in the uk under the studios now defunct arrowdrome line. What the boss doesnt know is that django isnt hanging the men at all, just making it look like he is, and using the men he. Ferdinando baldis django, prepare a coffin is a great deal closer to sergio corbuccis django than most of the other django flicks, primarily because it was written by franco rossetti, who had worked on the. Django explained a new interview with spaghetti western expert and author kevin grant. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Django, is a 1966 spaghetti western film directed and cowritten by sergio corbucci, starring franco nero in his breakthrough role as the title character alongside loredana nusciak, jose bodalo, angel alvarez and eduardo fajardo. Django, prepare a coffin, bluray, with dvd, westerns, 7607986188. Lack of extras aside, this is a fine adaptation of django, prepare a coffin and fans of spaghetti westerns will want to add it to the collection.
Many, many films adopted the name django in their titles, though most including one especially bizarre cult. What the boss doesnt know is that django isnt hanging the men at all, just making it look like he is, and using the men he saves from the gallows to build up his own. When django was screened in the cinemas in 1967 everybody was completely stunned by the sheer never seen before brutality in westerns. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2 discs. Django terence hill is double crossed by his ambitious politician friend david barry horst frank as the latter organises a gang of bandits to stage a series of robberies. Django drags a coffin with a machine gun hidden inside behind him wherever he goes. Django, prepare a coffin is a betterthanaverage way to kill ninety minutes of your life, but it hardly compares to the gonzo action cult classics director ferdinando baldi would go on to make and in the great pantheon of classic italian spaghetti westerns it ends up a pretty minor footnote. Dec 14, 2012 thrill as django gets his bloody revenge with a hail of bullets in this classic from a series of bmovie westerns that helped to define a genre. Directed in 1968 by ferdinando baldi, who cowrote with franco rossetti, django prepare a coffin sees terrance hill take on the role originally made famous by his lookalike, franco nero. The film follows a union soldierturneddrifter and his companion, a mixedrace prostitute, who become embroiled in a. The film follows a union soldierturneddrifter and his companion, a mixedrace prostitute, who become embroiled in a bitter, destructive feud between a ku. Release r2 by arrowdrome arrow films uk of django, prepare a. Its a totally satisfying and largely unremarkable italian western.
A totally satisfying and largely unremarkable italian western. Eating food is given as a textbook example of villainy. But for sheer popularity as well as film volume, no one beats django. Starring franco nero as the titular character, the film was so. The independent critic django prepare a coffin gets arrow. Bandits ride over django s hands with horses in retaliation for stealing gold from them. New high definition digital transfer of the film in the original 1. Galloping onto the bluray format for the very first time as a result of a new hd restoration supplied by cinetecca di bologna a welcome consequence of the recent success and critical notice being afforded to quentin tarantino. Berlin international film festival competition sales.
A mysterious gunfighter named django is employed by a local crooked political boss as a hangman to execute innocent locals framed by the boss, who wants their. Django terence hill is double crossed by his ambitious politician friend david barry horst frank as the latter organises a gang. Starring terence hill, horst frank, george eastman, jose. Many, many films adopted the name django in their titles, though most including. Django is a 1966 spaghetti western film about a coffin dragging drifter who becomes embroiled in a destructive feud between a ku klux klanesque gang of confederate racists and a band of mexican revolutionaries. Starring terence hill, horst frank, george eastman, jose torres and pinuccio ardia. Arrows bluray offers the film up with a decent, but less than perfect, presentation and some minor but interesting extra features. After fifty mailorder brides are kidnapped by bandits, the blind gunfighter hired to escort them heads into mexico in pursuit. While many of the countless knock offs of sergio corbuccis original film had absolutely nothing to do with picture that launched the character, this. Like most of its peers, django, prepare a coffin which was also exported widely under the title viva django was shot with english as the primary target audience. Django cassedy terence hill is doublecrossed and left for dead, and his wife murdered. Django prepare a coffin this is 100% genuine product.
Actually, id never heard of terence hill before today. There was only one official sequel, but 1968s django, prepare a coffin is almost as legit, with the same writer, cinematographer and newcomer terence hill as a nearperfect stand in for franco titular tragic. Django drags a coffin with a machine gun hidden inside behind him wherever he goes crippling the competition. Jan 17, 20 with the release of quentin tarantinos django unchained a flurry to ancillary promotion including a release of django, prepare a coffin. Arrow videos release of django prepare a coffin is a first for this film in the uk, and the print is reasonably clean. Director ferdinando baldi had a long, if not quite distinguished, career as a. This one was clearly thinking django and not just a retitled cash grab. Django, prepare a coffin is unique among the plethora of films which capitalized. Jul 09, 2017 but will django be able to put his plan in place, or will the temptation of the hidden gold be too much for his band of cutthroats.
Five years pass and, after burying a coffin and erecting a makeshift cross bearing his own name, a recovered django becomes a hangmanfor. This film is best experienced as a standalone film as it completely ignores the backstory established in sergio corbuccis 1966 film. With tony anthony, ringo starr, lloyd battista, magda konopka. But we film geeks know them as the britainbased bastion of the brutal and bizarre. Django prepare a coffin arrow video, is part of the series chequered history of sequels. Action, western a mysterious gunfighter named django is employed by a local crooked political boss as a hangman to execute innocent locals framed by the boss, who wants their land. Steffans character looks the part in funeral black and once again a dead wife is part of the plot are we to take this as an alternate prequel to the original, supplanting django prepare a coffin. Django reinhardt, performed by the rosenberg trio, warren ellis casting director. A mysterious gunfighter named django is employed by a local crooked political boss as a hangman to execute innocent locals framed by the boss, who wants their land.
I wanted to see the original django to compare it to quentin tarantinos version. A gunfighter forms a gang of deceased execution victims to get revenge on the politician and outlaw who killed his wife. Available to buy on dvd january 14th 20 from the arrow films website. While perhaps not as wellknown as some of the more prestigious spaghetti westerns, django, prepare a coffin is still a solid film. Django, prepare a coffin 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The independent critic django prepare a coffin gets. With terence hill, horst frank, george eastman, bruna simionato. Yes, what weve got here with django, prepare a coffin is one of about 60.
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