Django Unchained
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Django Unchained is a 2012 western film directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Django Unchained (JANG-goh) is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Tarantino's A Band Apart and Columbia Pictures, it stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson with Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, Michael Parks, and Don Johnson in supporting roles. The film, set in the Antebellum South and Old West, follows the story of an enslaved man who trains under a German bounty hunter with the ultimate goal of reuniting with his wife.
The film is a highly stylized, revisionist tribute to spaghetti Westerns, with its title referring particularly to the 1966 Italian film Django by Sergio Corbucci.
Production
Written by Quentin Tarantino, the film was produced by The Weinstein Company. Luis Bacalov composed the score. Robert Richardson handled the cinematography. The film runs 165 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $100,000,000, Django Unchained grossed $425,368,238 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
Its legacy endures through a remake, a sequel and a lasting franchise; later cinema cites its influence and symbolism.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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