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Jul 24, 2021 · Although not confirmed by Tarantino, his Django seems to be inspired by Bass Reeves, a real-life African-American Wild West marshal who arrested 3000 outlaws and killed 14 men. Reeves was born into slavery in 1838 and was eventually freed, which led him to live among local Native Americans.
- Senior Staff Writer
Aug 5, 2021 · It isn’t hard to watch Django Unchained and see how Quentin Tarantino was influenced by the great Italian westerns, aka Spaghetti Westerns, when crafting the film’s story and visuals.
- Philip Sledge
Jan 2, 2013 · Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained is a spaghetti western-inspired revenge film set in the antebellum South; it's about a former slave who teams up with a bounty hunter to target the...
Feb 24, 2022 · Django Unchained is set during the wrong time period. The Weinstein Company. While it's fair to say that the protagonist, Django (Jamie Foxx), isn't typical of most Westerns, this...
Jan 24, 2013 · Quentin Tarantino’s latest film tells the story of a former slave, Django (Jamie Foxx), who partners with a bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), to rescue his wife who was sold away...
- Kellie Carter Jackson
Jul 20, 2021 · No, ‘Django Unchained’ is not based on a true story. Tarantino is not a documentary filmmaker, and his cinematic vision is predominantly concerned with telling a story. Therefore, whenever he deals with a historical era in cinema, he adds a signature quirk to morph and alter history.
Dec 25, 2022 · Django Unchained was the first of two “Southerns” he has made; cowboy movies about race in America set around slavery and the Civil War, and in this first outing the divisive writer-director...
