Django Unchained Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Mar. 16, 2013

Django Unchained

Release Date: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 Theaters

With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Starring: Christoph Waltz • Samuel L. Jackson • Leonardo DiCaprio • Jamie Foxx • Kerry Washington

N/A Drama 2 hrs, 21 m

4.2 / 5.0

62% WILL SEE 38% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive.

Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago.

Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival…

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Who stars in Django Unchained – Cast List

Christoph Waltz
... Bounty Hunter

Dracula , Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
Samuel L. Jackson
... Stephen

Avengers: Infinity War, Afterburn
Leonardo DiCaprio
... Calvin Candie

One Battle After Another, Inception
Jamie Foxx
... Django

The Burial, Back In Action
Kerry Washington
... Broomhilda

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Shadow Force
J
James Remar
... Ace Speck

IT: Welcome to Derry (series), Megalopolis
T
Tom Wopat
... Marshall Gill Tatum

Fair Haven
J
James Russo
... Dicky Speck

Open Range, Silent Partners
T
Todd Allen
... Dollar Bill

Buttermilk Sky
D
Don Johnson
Knives Out, Rebel Ridge
W
Walton Goggins
Lincoln, Tomb Raider
J
John Jarratt
Wolf Creek: Legacy, Wolf Creek 2

Who is making Django Unchained – Crew List

A look at Django Unchained behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Quentin Tarantino last helmed Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The film's writer Quentin Tarantino last penned Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Hateful Eight.

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Producers: Pilar Savone
Stacey Sher

Studios: The Weinstein Company; Sony Pictures
Production Company: The Weinstein Company

Production – What we know about the Django Unchained

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2012

Completed

Changed Django Unchained movie production status. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Oct 2012

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2012

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

May 2011

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Shooting in Louisana starting fall 2011

Apr 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Quentin Tarantino has handed in the last draft of the script; aiming to start production later in 2011

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 2 hrs, 21 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Django Unchained Trailers and Clips

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Video Clip: Getting Dirty

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Django Unchained Release Date: When was the film released?

Django Unchained was released in nationwide movie theaters on Tuesday, December 25 , 2012. There were three other movies released on the same date, including Les Misérables, Parental Guidance and West of Memphis.