Halleluja for Django

Halleluja for Django

Year: 1967

Runtime: 103 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Maurizio Lucidi

Western

After stealing $500,000, the Jarret gang hides in a small western town while waiting for a scout to lead them across the desert to Mexico. Tensions flare between Jarret and El Santo, the gang’s mastermind who also eyes Jarret’s girlfriend, causing discord. Underestimated scalawag Billy Rum and his friend Mark try to free the captured townspeople.

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Timeline & Setting – Halleluja for Django (1967)

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Time period

Late 19th century

Set in the classic American frontier era, where remote towns rely on telegraphs, banks, and small-town sheriffs. Travel is slow and danger is constant, making every decision a matter of life or death. The period’s rough justice and frontier chaos shape the plot’s escalating conflicts and betrayals.

Location

Middletown, Poorlands, the desert

The story unfolds across dusty frontier towns, starting in Middletown and moving to the unnamed desert outpost of Poorlands. These towns are framed by a harsh, sun-scorched landscape that fosters quick loyalties and quick violence. The presence of a bank, a telegraph, and a sheriff underscores a fragile order constantly under threat from outside greed and internal betrayals.

🏜️ Western town 🗺️ Frontier setting ⚖️ Lawlessness

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Main Characters – Halleluja for Django (1967)

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Key Jarrett

The ruthless gang leader who engineers the bank robbery and the plan to stash the loot inside a statue. He ruthlessly manipulates allies and crushes rivals to keep control, valuing wealth over lives. In the climax, he barricades himself in the sheriff's office, hurls dynamite, and watches the gold rain down on the crowd as the building explodes.

🗡️ Outlaw 💰 Greed 🤝 Manipulative

Padre Santo (The Priest)

A monk-turned-figure who moves through Middletown with quiet menace. He objects to killings but secretly manipulates events to his advantage, paying an Indian guide and later negotiating with Jarrett. He maintains a covert liaison with Mara and ultimately supports Jarrett against those who want the gold divided, revealing a calculating, survivalist streak.

🕊️ Priest 🤐 Secretive 🧭 Opportunist

Mara

The woman on the wagon who becomes entangled in the town’s violence. She secretly collaborates with the Priest and harbors ambitions regarding the gold, complicating loyalties as the plot unfolds. Her presence heightens the sense of personal risk and shifting agendas within the gang’s dynamics.

💃 Femme Fatale 🤝 Secret Ally 🗺️ Frontier Woman

Jenny

Billy’s girlfriend who becomes involved in the town’s chaos. She is part of the tense social web as gunplay and power struggles erupt in the saloon, illustrating how violence drags civilians into the feud. Her confrontations with Mara highlight personal stakes amid the broader conflict.

💃 Woman in danger 🗡️ Gunfight 🗺️ Frontier Woman

Billy 'Rum' Cooney

Sheriff’s brother and a crafty survivor who escapes jail to bury his brother and later to aid a friend. He moves through the town’s crises with a mix of audacity and pragmatism, seeking leverage in a situation spiraling toward bloodshed. His choices influence the balance of power as chaos swirls around him.

🗡️ Outlaw 🏃 Escape Artist 🤝 Loyal Brother

Sheriff Ray Norman

The town sheriff who tries to telegraph his suspicions and rally some form of order. His attempt to warn the outside world makes him a target for the gang, and he is overwhelmed by the violence that soon overtakes Middletown.

🧑‍✈️ Sheriff ⚖️ Lawkeeper 💥 Victim

Astola

A member of the Jarrett Gang, one of the enforcers who carries out the gang’s orders and contributes to the escalating violence. His presence underscores the gang’s brutal, hands-on approach to maintaining control and getting what they want.

🗡️ Henchman 🔥 Violent 🤝 Gang

Mark

A man caught in the town’s turmoil who attempts to seek help and becomes entangled in the gang’s schemes. His capture and the subsequent rescue attempt heighten the stakes and show how ordinary people are drawn into the outlaw conflict.

🪪 Captive 🕵️‍♂️ Ordinary Man 💥 Violence

Katie O'Brien

A town resident who appears amid the upheaval and provides a human perspective on the violence and greed surrounding the gold heist. Her presence helps ground the story in everyday life of a frontier community.

👩‍🦰 Town Resident 🗺️ Frontier Figure 🫶 Ally

Bartender

A local bartender who serves drinks as the town descends into chaos. He witnesses the escalating conflicts and provides a steady, observant presence amid the gunfire and intrigue.

🍺 Bartender 🗨️ Observer 💬 Witness

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Major Themes – Halleluja for Django (1967)

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💰 Greed

Stolen gold and the plan to hide it inside a statue drive the plot and fuel every character’s actions. Greed corrupts relationships, blurs loyalties, and turns ordinary townspeople into players in a high-stakes heist. The pursuit of wealth ultimately culminates in a destructive finale where money’s lure leads to violence and ruin.

⚖️ Law & Disorder

The town’s fragile order is tested by a roving gang, a telegraph office, and a failing police presence. Attempts to alert the outside world clash with gunfire and intimidation, showing how quickly law and authority crumble in a lawless frontier. The narrative hinges on who can impose or escape justice as chaos swallows the streets.

🤝 Loyalty & Betrayal

Affiliations shift as the Priest, Mara, and Jarrett’s gang manipulate others for personal gain. Alliances form and fracture; characters contemplate killing or sparing one another for the sake of gold or self-preservation. The tension between loyalty and self-interest propels the climactic confrontations and double-crosses.

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