Franco nero in high crime the first collaboration between star franco nero django and director enzo castellari the inglorious bastards kicked off the italian cop movie craze and remains one of the highest points of the genre. Originally played by franco nero in the italian film of the same name by sergio corbucci, he has appeared in 31 films since then. In this definitive spaghetti western, franco nero keoma, the fifth cord gives a careerdefining performance as django, a mysterious loner. A coffindragging gunslinger and a halfbreed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a klan of. Nero starred in the popular spaghetti western django, and later played the chopsocky leading role in enter the. It features italian actor franco nero in one of his first roles ever he had been working as a fireman prior to making this film, and the film would spawn many other rip offs in name only. Franco nero tells how everywhere he goes, even today, people shout django, the name of the 1966 film he credits with giving him a great career. Nero starred in the popular spaghetti western django, and later played the chopsocky leading role in enter the ninja 1980. Blueeyed and wellbuilt italian actor in international cinema, franco nero, was a painting photographer when he was discovered as an actor by director john huston.
It remained so popular, that in germany whenever there is a film with franco nero in it, they use the django name even if the film takes place nowadays. Not as good as that great movie since this one is a little more bloated and less novel, it nonetheless is tarantinos second best movie. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Django 1966 starring franco nero one of the best western movies ever this is my tribute spoilers alert i do not own anything here theme song by luis bacalov. As many westerns starring franco nero after sergio corbuccis masterpiece django, tempo di massacro was marketed as a django sequel in germany and austria. And he asks jamie what his name is and if he can spell it, then after jamie spells it he says, i know. With franco nero, jose canalejas, jose bodalo, loredana nusciak.
Either way, he was cast in his first starring role and billed for the first time as franco nero. He travels through the grim, dirty badlands dragging a coffin behind him. In tarantinos film, django unchained, which opened christmas day in the u. Franco nero as the title character in django 1966 nero s first film role was a small part in pelle viva 1962, and he had his first lead role in sergio corbucci s django 1966 a spaghetti western and one of his bestknown films. Just would like to add my own little critique of this movie. Django unchained could also qualify as a buddy movie an odd twist, considering that corbuccis original django was a loner as played by franco nero, who cameos in this film. Also check out the sequel django strikes again with franco nero and one of the best django homage sequels kill, django kill starring thomas milian released by blue underground entertainment. Red dead redemption pays homage to the scene where django and the mexicans attack the fort, in the mission where john sneaks into fort mercer packing a gatling gun. Nero played a small role as vassepi who in the film goes to the bar for a. Handsome, blueeyed italian actor franco nero was a film leading man from 1965. Tarantino s film django unchained 2012, although it is not a remake of this film, despite. Find films and movies featuring franco nero on allmovie.
A mysterious loner who enters a ghost town on the usmexico border dragging a coffin behind him saves a prostitute and gets enmeshed in a savage feud. Jackson, with walton goggins, dennis christopher, james remar, michael parks, and don johnson in supporting roles. The movie indeed begins with a mysterious cowboy, django, wearing the remains of an old union uniform, dragging a coffin through a desolate landscape. A gothic antiwestern that caught unsuspecting movie goers off guard in the 1960s. Django proved so popular in europe that over 30 sequels and followups were produced, though franco nero would not return to the role until 1987s django 2. In 1966 from django he went on to appear in eight more films released that year including texas, adios 1966. Franco nero is an italian actor who has worked in several italian and english movies. Franco nero as the title character in django 1966 neros first film role was a small part in. I would like to say franco nero did in fact appear in django unchained. Django is a character who appears in a number of spaghetti western films.
Original django franco nero on his iconic character and the films. This was great because it used many of the best aspects of the other tarantino films. Starring a then unknown 23 yearold named franco nero. Franco nero biography facts, childhood, family life. Showbiz 411 reports that director john sayles is set to write and direct django lives, the second sequel to the 1966 film sergio corbuccis spaghetti western django. Learn about franco nero including past and current movies, upcoming movies, and celebrity news at movies. Django is just as cold if not colder and more relentless than the opponents he takes on and out. By incorporating a multitude of thematic tarantino elements django is the best tarantino movie since pulp fiction. Quentin tarantinos new movie sets title, begins casting.
Django kill spaghetti western, english, full length cowboy movie free full westerns. Django was probably the first euro western id seen outside of the familiar leone territory, and, at first i was a little dissapointed. A spaghetti western from 1966 directed by sergio corbucci starring franco nero as django the d is silent, an old west gunfighter who drags a coffin behind him wherever he goes. Then it dawned on me just how cool it was, having been used to the. A coffindragging gunslinger and a halfbreed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a klan of southern racists and a band of mexican revolutionaries. Clerks premiered at the sundance film festival 26 years ago, so we asked kevin smith 26. New django film from franco nero gets started hollywood. He has since appeared in more than 200 movies around the world, working with europes top directors, such as luis bunuel, rainer werner fassbinder, claude chabrol, sergey bondarchuk.
Tarantinos film django unchained 2012, although it is not a remake of this film, despite. Django to be reborn in new franco nero film film the. He is best known for his lead role of django in the italian spaghetti western film of the same name. Franco nero with a single action army revolver and fictional machine gun in django 1966. The renowned gunslinger fends off racism in 1914 america. Django to be reborn in new franco nero film westerns the. The film will be set in 1915, with the aging gunslinger working as a consultant to cowboy. Tarantino only takes the name of the main character, like dozens and dozens of spaghetti westerns back in. Watch django 1968 full movie free online streaming tubi. Originally played by franco nero in the italian film of. Franco nero internet movie firearms database guns in. Trailer for django 1966 note that taranatino did not do a remake of this, but a tribute. I know this is franco neros only real appearance as django, but the imagery in. Capri, italy franco nero had no inkling that when he started filming the original django movie nearly 50 years ago that hed be making history.
Il grande ritorno the only sequel endorsed by corbucci, which proved to be the last film in the series. Pelicula del oeste franco nero espanol free western movie duration. Franco nero holds an mp40 submachine gun as lescovar in force 10 from navarone 1978. Franco nero wiki, affair, married, gay with age, height. In the wake of the mainstream success of quentin tarantinos western django unchained, it has been announced that a new django film, starring. One title that stands out among the rest is sergio corbuccis django. Django is a 1966 italian spaghetti western film directed and cowritten by sergio corbucci, starring franco nero in his breakthrough role as the title character. Franco nero stars as django, a lone roughcut gunslinger in wornout clothes and duster.
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