It's true that, as with many movies from this era and style, you need to overlook the flawed soundtrack and, specifically, some awkward singing by Rocky Roberts during "Django" if you want to appreciate it. However, those minor issues are easily forgiven because the movie has a brisk pace and plenty of action sequences—a Gatling gun with an endless supply of ammunition stands out; beautiful but ultimately defenseless…

It proved to be an enjoyable spaghetti western, though it didn’t quite reach the heights of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; I still found myself appreciating it considerably, especially Franco Nero's performance in the main role. The film seemed to expend much of its energy early on with that machine gun sequence, and I would have appreciated learning what was inside the coffin by the story’s end. Despite that, the e…

The opening theme, “Django, have you always been alone?” posed by Luis Bacalov and Rocky Roberts, sets the stage as an unidentified figure pulls a coffin through the dirt. This is Django, a gunslinger who would come to embody a style of film, and the central character in a rough, violent, and surprisingly entertaining movie. He’s definitely someone worth acknowledging. Sergio Corbucci, also known for films like Na…

A man carrying a coffin (played by Franco Nero) rescues a woman named Maria (Loredana Nusciak) and enters a border town caught between a private militia of former Rebels under Major Jackson (Eduardo Fajardo) and a small Mexican revolutionary army led by General Hugo (José Bódalo). There’s also gold to be found. Released in 1966, “Django” – pronounced JANG-oh – is considered a cult Euro Western, notable for its lea…

Django, with that coffin always trailing behind, coffin behind, coffin behind. Sergio Corbucci directed Django, and Franco Nero, José Bódalo, Loredana Nusciak, Ángel Álvarez, and Eduardo Fajardo are in the cast. Django (Nero), dragging a coffin, rescues a woman from some robbers and quickly gets caught up in a conflict between two groups – something he might be able to exploit. 1966 was an excellent year fo…