---
title: "Django, Prepare a Coffin"
year: 1968
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/django-prepare-a-coffin-1968"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 46443
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 92
community_rating: 6.3
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/django-prepare-a-coffin-1968

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Django, Prepare a Coffin is a film first released in 1968. Catalogued under Western, Action, Drama. Produced and broadcast by B.R.C. Produzione Film. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A mysterious gunfighter acts as a corrupt boss's hangman while secretly building a gang."

### Why Watch
- features a clever plot involving fake executions
- includes a classic revenge storyline

### Caveats & Content Note
- based on limited source details, specific character motivations outside the synopsis are not detailed
- Tone & Suitability: The film contains action and drama typical of 1968 westerns.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: western, action, drama, gritty

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Ferdinando Baldi
- **Networks / Studios**: B.R.C. Produzione Film

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Terence Hill** as *Django / Joe*
- **Horst Frank** as *David Barry*
- **George Eastman** as *Lucas*
- **Barbara Simon** as *Mercedes*
- **Pinuccio Ardia** as *Horace*
- **Guido Lollobrigida** as *Jonathan Abbott*
- **Gianni Brezza** as *Alvarez*
- **Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia** as *Peter / Ted / Pat*
- **Luciano Rossi** as *Yankee Jack*
- **Andrea Scotti** as *Lucas' Henchman*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the title of the film?
The film is titled Django, Prepare a Coffin.

### Q: When was the film released?
The film was released in 1968.

### Q: Who directed the film?
The film was directed by Ferdinando Baldi.

### Q: Who produced the film?
The film was produced by Manolo Bolognini.

### Q: What is the main character's profession at the start?
The main character, Django, is employed as a hangman by a crooked political boss.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Django, Prepare a Coffin — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/46443)
- [Django, Prepare a Coffin - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django,_Prepare_a_Coffin)
- [Ať žije Django! / Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968)](https://www.sms.cz/film/adios-django-at-zije-django)

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