Notable Cast: Terence
Hill, Horst Frank, George Eastman, Jose Torres, Bruna Simionato, Pinuccio
Ardia, Guido Lollobrigida
The explosion of Django
films in the 1960s is almost laughable. Everyone and their grandmother was
trying to capitalize on the success of the original Django and the amount of poor
and mediocre Django films can be daunting for someone diving in for the first
time. I know because I just recently started my journey into
Django-sploitation. Fortunately, there are a handful of guides and people out
there to help and it was from these handy chaperons that the film Django, Prepare a Coffin first came to
my attention. As if on queue, it wasn’t long after that Arrow Video announced
the US release of Django, Prepare a
Coffin for a Blu Ray release. While not an official sequel, I’m glad that
this one got a nice release because it’s one of the few Django films I’ve seen deserving to be placed next to the original
on my shelf. It’s cohesive in its approach, adamantly trying its best to feel
and continue on the story of the hero it’s based on, and it’s a solid blend of
entertaining spaghetti western and thoughtful storytelling. Prepare a Coffin is definitely one of my
favorites to feature this character.