Django the Bastard

Django the Bastard (Italian: Django il bastardo) is a 1969 Italian Gothic horror Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Garrone who co-wrote the film with the star Anthony Steffen. In 1974 Herman Cohen released an edited American version of the film called The Stranger's Gundown.

Django the Bastard
Original film poster
Directed by	Sergio Garrone
Screenplay by	Sergio Garrone Anthony Steffen as Antonio De Teffè[1]
Story by	Sergio Garrone Antonio De Teffè[1]
Produced by	Pino de Martino[2]
Starring	Anthony Steffen Paolo Gozlino Lu Kamante Rada Rassimov
Cinematography	Gino Santini[1]
Edited by	Cesare Bianchini[1]
Music by	Vasco Mancuso[1]
Production companies	S.E.P.A.C. - Società Europea Produzioni Associate Cinematographica Tigielle 33[1]
Distributed by	P.A.C. (Produzione Atlas Associate)[1]
Release date	1969 (1969)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Italy[2]
Language	Italian

Plot

A mysterious, vengeful stranger rides into town and creates all sorts of havoc. It seems there are a number of people on his list and before he metes out justice to each one, he places a cross with that person's name on it in the middle of the street. The burning question becomes whether these people are dealing with a one-man army of flesh and blood or an avenging angel of death. The answer may lie in the betrayal and massacre of a Confederate Army unit during the Civil War...

Cast

• Anthony Steffen - Django
• Paolo Gozlino - Rod Murdok
• Lu Kamante - Jack Murdock
• Rada Rassimov - Alida Murdock
• Teodoro Corrà - Williams
• Jean Louis - Howard Ross
• Fred Robsahm - Sam Hawkins
• Ennio Balbo - Storekeeper

Release

Django the Bastard was first released in 1969.^[2]

VCI Entertainment released the English dubbed version on DVD during 2002 in both full and widescreen formats under its U.S. title The Strangers Gundown. This product is currently out of print (OOP).^[3]

The film was re-released on 18 September 2015 in the United States under its original title Django il Bastardo from RetroVision Entertainment LLC, as a double bill with Boot Hill. It features both English and Italian dubs.^[4]

See also

• Django (character)
• List of Italian films of 1969