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What is Django Unchained about? (150 word summary)

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Django Unchained (/ˈdʒæŋɡoʊ/) is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, and Don Johnson in supporting roles. Set in the Old West and Antebellum South, it is a highly stylized tribute to Spaghetti Westerns, in particular the 1966 Italian film Django by Sergio Corbucci, whose star Franco Nero has a cameo appearance.

Django Unchained

Django Unchained Poster.jpg

Theatrical release poster

Directed by

Quentin Tarantino

Produced by

Stacey Sher

Reginald Hudlin

Pilar Savone

Written by

Quentin Tarantino

Starring

Jamie Foxx

Christoph Waltz

Leonardo DiCaprio

Kerry Washington

Samuel L. Jackson

Walton Goggins

Dennis Christopher

James Remar

Michael Parks

Don Johnson

Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Edited by

Fred Raskin

Production

companies

A Band Apart[1]

Columbia Pictures[1]

Distributed by

The Weinstein Company[1]

Columbia Pictures[1]

Release date

December 11, 2012 (Ziegfeld Theatre)

December 25, 2012 (United States)

Running time

165 minutes[2]

Country

United States

Language

English

Budget

$100 million[3]

Box office

$425.4 million[3]

Development of Django Unchained began in 2007 when Tarantino was writing a book on Corbucci. By April 2011, Tarantino sent his final draft of the script to The Weinstein Company. Casting began in the summer of 2011, with Michael K. Williams and Will Smith being considered for the role of the title character before Foxx was cast. Principal photography took place from November 2011 to March 2012 in California, Wyoming and Louisiana.

Django Unchained premiered at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on December 11, 2012 and was theatrically released on December 25, 2012 in the United States, grossing over $425 million worldwide against its $100 million budget, becoming Tarantino's highest-grossing to-date. The film received numerous awards and nominations, including five nominations at the 85th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Waltz won several awards for his performance, among them Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs. For his screenplay, Tarantino won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA.