Django Strikes Again
| Django Strikes Again (Django 2 - Il grande ritorno) | |
|---|---|
 Italian film poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Ted Archer |
| Produced by | Spartaco Pizzi |
| Screenplay by |
Franco Reggiani Nello Rossati Dialgoue: 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 |
National Cinematografica Dania Film Filmes International Reteitalia |
| Distributed by |
DMV Distribuzione Surf Film |
Release dates | 3 December 1987 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language |
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. It is the only official sequel to Django.[1]
Plot
Twenty years after the event in the first Django, the title character has left the violent world of a gunslinger to become a monk. Living in a monastery, he wants no more of the violent actions he perpetrated. Later, he learns that along the way, he had a daughter who is working for ruthless criminals in a mine, for which they hope 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.
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
- Alessandro Di Chio as Captain
- Rodrigo Obregón as Henchman
- Miguel Carreno (as Micky) as Local Boy
- William Berger as Old Gunfighter
- Bill Moore as Old Gunfighter
- Consuelo Reina as Dona Gabriela
Production
The project was born in parallel with Duccio Tessari's Tex e il signore degli abissi, in view of a commercial revival of the Italo-western cinema. After the commercial failure of Tex, Sergio Corbucci, who had initially accepted the direction of the sequel and had just written the story of the film, eventually refused to shoot it.[1]
It was filmed in Colombia.[1] It represents the last appearance of Christopher Connelly, who died of cancer the following year.[1]
Sequel
In May 2016, it was reported that Franco Nero will reprise his role in his third 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.[2]