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  • Jamie Foxx

    Jamie Foxx

    Django "Freeman"

  • Christoph Waltz

    Christoph Waltz

    Dr. King Schultz

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Monsieur Calvin Candie

  • Kerry Washington

    Kerry Washington

    Broomhilda Von Shaft

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Stephen

  • Walton Goggins

    Walton Goggins

    Billy Crash

  • Don Johnson

    Don Johnson

    "Big Daddy" Bennet

Credits
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  • Quentin Tarantino

    Quentin Tarantino

    Director / Screenwriter

  • Stacey Sher

    Stacey Sher

    Producer

  • Pilar Savone

    Pilar Savone

    Producer

  • Reginald Hudlin

    Reginald Hudlin

    Producer

  • Michael Shamberg

    Michael Shamberg

    Executive Producer

  • Harvey Weinstein

    Harvey Weinstein

    Executive Producer

  • Bob Weinstein

    Bob Weinstein

    Executive Producer

  • Shannon McIntosh

    Shannon McIntosh

    Executive Producer

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Summary

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx) is a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz).

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  • The Weinstein Company Studio
  • Double Feature Films Production Company