What is a western?

The Western is a genre of various arts, such as film, television, radio, fiction and
art. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the
19th century in the American Old West, hence the name.
What is a spaghetti western?
A western film made cheaply in Europe by an Italian director.
What is a blaxpoitation film?
Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the 1970s. It is
considered an ethnic subgenre of the general category of exploitation films.
Which THREE films does Django Unchained take its name from?
Django (1966), Mandingo (1975), The Great Silence.
Why does Franco Nero appear in the film and what is the significance of his
dialogue with Jamie Foxx?
Franco Nero, making his cameo in the film, is seen wearing white gloves. This
may be a reference to his wounds in the original Django film. However, this
should not be seen as him being the same character in both movies, as Django
(1966) takes place in the 1870s and Django Unchained (2012) takes place before
that, in the 1850s.
Franco Nero has a cameo as the owner of the slave that fights against a slave
owned by the character played by DiCaprio (the screenplay gives his character
the name Amerigo Vassepi). After being asked to spell his name, Django
explains, "The 'D' is silent". Nero replies, "I know".
What song plays over the final credits and how does this film connect to the
original film Django?
The song is called Trinity (Titoli)
Which other song from Django features in Django Unchained?
The song called Django by Rocky Roberts and Luis Bacalov
Who or what is Mr Ed?
A horse that was able to move its mouth in a hope to show that it was talking.
What is the significance of the red mask worn by Zoe Bell as Django murders the
killers of Dogtanian?
Bell seems to hold no grudges, and was reluctant to share too many details, as
she didn't want to displease her director. But she did go on to explain that her
red scarf wasn't just a fashion choice, "There was a little sneaky secret under the
mask: part of my face was missing."

The name of the saloon in which Schultz and Django drink is called Minnesota
Clay, why?
Minnesota Clay, is a 1965 Italian / French/ Spanish international co-production
spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci.
Who is Ennio Morricone?
Ennio Morricone is an Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor. He has
written over 500 pieces of music for television programmes and motion pictures,
as well as classical work.
He has conducted work for motion pictures such as Dollars Trilogy; A Pistol for
Ringo, The Big Gundown, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Great Silence, The
Mercenary, A Fistful of Dynamite and My Name is nobody.
What connects him to both Django Unchained and director Sergio Corbucci?
Ennio Morricone wrote music for both adaptions of the film, Django (1996) and
Django Unchained.
What sequence has made the 1903 film "The Great Train Robery" so iconic?
One of the wanted posters calls for the apprehension of Edwin Porter for train
robbery. Edwin Porter was the filmmaker who directed The Great Train Robbery.