Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- irreverent
- heightened
- cult movie night
- western marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Django abandons monastic life and invokes liberation theology while confronting slave labor in the silver mine.
The story centers on the returning Django, whose former identity and weaponry are deliberately reactivated.
Django digs up his machine gun before undertaking the rescue and liberation campaign.
The film is an Italian-produced Western explicitly identified with the Spaghetti Western tradition and built around Django’s cult persona.
Films like Django Strikes Again, and why
Django
shared spaghetti western tradition, gunfighter protagonist, stylized action, and revenge-driven liberation plot
Keoma
shared Italian western sensibility, outlaw heroism, machine-gun spectacle, and violent frontier justice
Django Unchained
shared revisionist western action, enslaved people seeking liberation, and heightened exploitation tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Nello Rossati
- Release Date
- 1987-10-22
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (40)
Cast
- Franco Nero
- Christopher Connelly
- Licinia Lentini
- William Berger
- Roberto Posse
- Donald Pleasence
- Alessandro Di Chio
- Rodrigo Obregón
- Micky
- Consuelo Reina
Common questions
- What is Django Strikes Again about?
- A repentant monk returns to his gunslinger identity when rogue soldiers abduct his daughter and exploit laborers in a silver mine.
- What is Django Strikes Again like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Django Strikes Again as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Django Strikes Again violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Django Strikes Again as graphic.
- Which films are like Django Strikes Again?
- Films with a similar feel include Django, Keoma, and Django Unchained.
- How long is Django Strikes Again?
- Django Strikes Again runs 96 minutes.
