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DJANGO, PREPARE A COFFIN

And so, as a senator and your fellow citizen,

let me congratulate you on participating in this election

in a responsible and trustworthy fashion,

which gives us hope for the forthcoming term of office.

I must also tell you it's a great honour for me

that, thanks to your votes, the man I backed

will be your worthy representative in the State Senate.

Ladies and gentlemen, please give a big round of applause to David Barry.

Thank you, all of you.

You don't agree with Senator Donnelly, do you, Dean?

No, I don't.

If you really want to know the truth, I'll tell you.

You're too ambitious. You're violent and unscrupulous.

You want power just so you can get rich.

I don't like you, David.

I think you're a loser. There, now you know.

Maybe we should settle this once and for all.

Maybe.

Will they let us?

Of course.

Forget it, David. The senator will be getting anxious.

It's your party. They're waiting for you.

Don't you think it's best to wait until after the reception?

What do you think, Dean?

I think you've already said enough.

Go away and stop bothering me.

Sorry, I got really wound up.

I'd had enough of him.

If you don't calm down, you'll be governor in two years' time,

but you'll be six feet under.

You're right. I need friends.

Give up this hellish life.

Wouldn't it be better to have a wife, children and a nice ranch

and wait for the Day of Judgment in peace?

No, Django.

Definitely not.

It's not for me.

I'm ambitious, that's true.

I've got a flame burning inside me and I can't turn back.

I'll do anything to succeed.

Anything.

Come with me, Django. I need someone like you.

In a few years we'll have enough glory and riches to last the rest of our lives.

Aren't you coming to the banquet?

No. I'm leaving early tomorrow.

That's a shame. The usual business?

Something a bit bigger than normal.

Gold from the Hampton mines.

I'm taking it to the federal depository.

- Where? - Near Atlanta. My wife's coming too.

I'd like to come with you, Django. I'd like to meet new people and have fun.

I know a French girl in Atlanta. Very tempting.

- Hello. - You're awake already?

Is it late?

No, don't be silly.

It's still night. The sun will be rising soon.

Once we've crossed the sierra we'll stop in Farmer City.

You can make yourself beautiful. Are you happy?

You're a wonderful husband.

Be quick.

You come here and you go round the other side.

Here we go.

Empty the wagon! Hurry up!

Hello? Hello?

Santa Fe?

Is that you, Jesse? Yes, yes.

No, no, no. It's for the hangman.

Is he over your way?

If you see him, tell him there's more work for him here.

Thank you. Give your wife my regards.

Don't interrupt me when I'm talking on the telephone.

It's rude.

You're here?

You should have said you were here. You'd have saved me a telephone call.

What's it about?

You need to bury another wretch.

- Mexican! Mexican! - I know!

It's a wretched Mexican.

A certain García Ibanez.

And what did he do?

I won't let you ask me stupid questions like that, kid.

In the last five years only one in three gold shipments from the local mines

has reached its destination.

Five years of three trials a month here and in the other towns in the county.

Five years and it's still the same old story.

They catch the first man who comes along,

someone once who stole a chicken, for instance,

throw him in a cage and only bring him out again to put a rope round his neck.

And you're asking me what García Ibanez has done?

I want a drink! I want a drink!

What kind of question is that?

Tell the sheriff to postpone the Mexican's hanging.

I've got two more in other counties.

I'll tell him.

When does the next shipment leave?

I don't talk to drunk hangmen.

It's cider. Just cider, that's all.

You tell him.

That's horrible!

Only a hangman would drink that.

You know what I say, kid. Go back to the booze.

You're right, Orazio. You're always right.

No! You'd better go now.

You need to be fit for work.

I'll let you know when the next gold shipment leaves.

Happy?

Jonathan Abbott, do you have anything else to say?

I'm innocent.

It has this effect on everybody.

It makes you weak and hungry.

Now you really are dead.

Go 15 miles north of the Mendez ford.

There's a deserted fortress. You'll find friends there.

What about my wife and my children?

They'll wait.

And then what will happen?

Now you're asking too much.

Yankee.

25 dollars, including burial and transport. All yours.

Yankee, if you come back home they'll hang you again and they won't call me.

If you run away you'll be a ghost forever.

You're best off going to the Mendez ford.

Hello, Sheriff.

- You've made up your mind at last. - I'm ready.

Go on.

He's more dead than alive.

Be quick or he'll be dead already and you won't get paid.

What do you want? I'm innocent. I haven't done anything.

- I'm innocent. - If you value your life, keep quiet.

Take everything off.

- Hurry up. - What are you going to do?

Put this on. I'll hang you from the hook.

Tie it up tight.

What if they see the hook?

They won't see it. You'll have a hood down to your shoulders.

Pretend you're dead. They'll cut you down tonight.

Sheriff, we can go now.

If you kick up a fuss it can't do any harm.

I'm innocent! I'm innocent!

I haven't done anything.

I don't want to die.

Be brave.

García! García!

You damned murderers!

Leave him alone. Leave him. You know he's innocent.

Murderers! Murderers!

He hasn't done anything.

He hasn't done anything. Leave him alone.

Leave him alone. Murderers!

Mercedes, help me.

Why don't you tell the truth? Why don't you tell the truth?

Murderers!

Take me. Don't kill him.

Don't kill him. Leave him alone.

Let him live. He's not guilty, I know he's not.

He's not guilty.

García! García!

Murderer! Damn you, hangman. You won't kill him.

You won't kill him.

The hangman must be left in peace, Sheriff.

He needs to get on with his work.

Distasteful scenes like these shouldn't be repeated.

Take her away.

Django, I don't know how to use this.

García will teach you.

He's García.

Hello.

Hey, my friend.

Have you forgotten my whisky?

That's serious.

Really?

Well, not that serious.

I'm fed up, gringo.

I've been here three weeks.

Will you tell me who or what we're waiting for?

Why did you save our lives?

I need you. I've got an old score to settle.

Lucas?

Lucas.

Muchachos, come here.

The gringo's got something interesting to tell you.

Lucas is very powerful.

You've got a lot of men, all jailbirds.

They've terrorised the whole county.

As for weapons, believe me, they can make them sing.

- Are you afraid? - No. But...

What do we get in return?

Your lives, for now.

And then, if you manage to hang on to them,

you can go back home free, with your names cleared.

Do you have a plan?

All the witnesses who condemned you gave false testimonies.

You'll go and find them,

one by one,

and make them understand that the time has come to repent.

I was at home, sick,

and that coward Kirby said at the trial that he saw me going out.

Lucas made him give a false testimony.

He betrayed me

so he could take my land.

He'll pay, the filthy wretch. He'll pay and keep on paying.

Yes, he will, Jonathan. Calm down now.

What should we do?

You're dead men. Ghosts.

Go to their houses. Let them see you.

They'll be afraid and you'll have some fun.

But no killing.

Why not?

You're innocent people who were wrongfully convicted, not murderers.

I don't like this.

I don't like it, gringo.

Pedro, Niño, let's go.

Where are you going?

Don't worry, brother. We haven't seen or heard anything.

We'll keep our mouths shut, right?

It's too late. You should have thought of this earlier.

I recommend you stay here.

- Until when? - I don't know.

I already told you... I don't feel like staying.

Stop.

Thank you for saving my life.

You go behind and let the horses out.

Walcott!

Walcott, I'm here!

Walcott, do you remember me?

Who the hell are you? Who are you?

Jonathan Abbott, the man who was hanged.

Lucas paid you to betray me. Now I'll pay you.

Go to your master and tell him

that Jonathan Abbott has come back from the dead.

Let's go.

Who is it? What's going on?

Here I am.

Do you recognise me? Do you remember me?

I'm Yankee, the man who was hanged.

Paco! It's me, Pat. The man who was hanged.

Cowardly traitor!

- Hello, Dan. - Yankee? Is that you?

Just a few dollars and you betray your friends.

Do you remember? Do you remember me? I'm Jonathan.

Jonathan's ghost.

Conway! Come out!

It's Wallace. Your friend Wallace.

- Who you did this to you? - They whipped him till he bled.

And the others. Almost all of them in the same way.

Their houses were burned down.

Who was it?

Come on, tell me.

It was Jonathan Abbott, the man who was hanged.

Don't be stupid. Jonathan Abbott is dead.

I saw him, master.

And José Redondo saw Mark Connery.

And Paco saw Pat O'Connor. Isn't that right, Paco?

That's enough. You're a bunch of cowards.

The dead are dead. You just see them because you're cowardly bastards.

No, Lucas! I saw Jonathan Abbott with my own eyes.

They're not the eyes of a bastard.

Master, I've got an urgent message for you.

Off you go, boys. Fetch your families and bring them back here.

I've got some liquor for you.

Get drunk. It's the only way to kill ghosts.

Well?

Tomorrow a shipment's leaving the Las Cruces mines.

It's heading for the bank in Santa Fe.

But this time they'll take the sierra road.

So if everything goes to plan,

in two days' time the shipment will go through the pass and make a stop there.

Is that its first time on the sierra road?

Yes. The first and the last.

Don't make me waste my time, my friend.

If everything goes to plan, come back here in five days.

This time the trial will be simpler than usual.

We already have a culprit. Sam Cooper.

He killed his wife for cheating on him.

They've already caught him but they won't try him until the gold is stolen.

Poor Sam.

They won't even give him the satisfaction of dying to defend his honour.

Cuckolded and unlucky.

- Goodbye, boys. - See you soon. Goodbye.

García.

I've got something important to tell you.

Well?

I've forgotten.

García, I've remembered.

They're hanging your wife tomorrow.

I'm sorry.

- Why didn't you let me know? - She's a woman, my dear Django.

I know you're not usually interested in hanging women.

I'll call a colleague of yours. Old Bill.

He may not have your touch but he costs less.

- The sheriff will be pleased. - What did Mercedes do?

- Lucas says she was your accomplice. - What about the trial?

They've already had it. I've got to go now.

Orazio, don't call old Bill.

I've decided to make a few changes.

That's good news, kid.

Beautiful women are like salt in soup. They add a bit of spice to our lives.

See you tomorrow.

Follow me.

Tomorrow a shipment of gold is leaving Las Cruces for Santa Fe.

It will cross the sierra the day after tomorrow.

I think it will be ambushed on the Hondo Pass.

- Who by? - Lucas's gang.

You've had some fun being ghosts up till now.

Now the time has come to settle the score.

- With this? - That's right.

We'll lie in wait for them on the sierra.

When they're about to take the gold we'll surprise them.

Spare a few of them.

We need them to confess to the governor that all these robberies are their work.

Where are you going?

I'll meet you on the sierra.

How do we know you won't get there first?

He did it for me.

He's gone to rescue my wife.

They're hanging her tomorrow.

I'm sorry for you and your wife.

But we've got something more important to do.

Are you thinking about the gold shipment?

That's right.

You really want your name cleared?

Go on.

If we manage to get Lucas and his men to confess,

we'll go back home and say,

"We're back. The hanged men have come back to life."

Will they believe us?

Then we'll go to the judge and say,

"We're nothing to do with Lucas's gang.

"We were guilty. Now we're innocent."

- Will they believe us? - They'll have to. It's the truth.

Suppose it all goes well.

What then?

There will be nothing to do but go back to our homes,

to poverty, to the land where we work and work

but never have enough to feed our children,

until another Lucas takes it away from us.

Well?

Well, I'm telling you

that there's a shipment of gold on its way that could be ours.

Have you gone mad?

We won't lie in wait for the shipment on the sierra.

We'll ambush it earlier, further north.

They'll get a nice surprise.

- Anyone got anything to say? - Cowards.

You should have died on the gallows.

Do you all agree with him?

Wallace.

Stay here.

You shouldn't have done that, you Indian bastard.

You all agree with me, right?

Let's go.

Hello, Sheriff.

So here we are again.

Hey, Jack.

- It's you. - Yes.

I don't understand you, hangman. You like hanging women too now?

Don't take too long, like you usually do.

Come on.

- Put this on. - No!

It will stop you being strangled.

I'm doing it to save your life.

Come on, quickly.

It's the last time I'm changing it. If you keep moaning I'll strangle you.

Aren't you Johnny's son?

- Pat O'Connor, the man who was hanged. - Yes.

Damn!

You've been badly wounded.

- Where's the hangman? - The hangman?

What's the hangman got to do with it?

You need a doctor.

I shouldn't tell you this, kid, but you're about to give up the ghost.

Call him, please.

- Quickly. It's serious. - Well, if it's serious...

Try to hang on in there. Here's some whisky.

If that's not enough, then pray.

Sometimes that helps.

It's Pat O'Connor, the man who was hanged.

Shut up, you idiot. Let's get him out of here.

Come on!

I knew we'd find them round here.

- Shall we lie in wait downstream? - No, let's attack now.

Come on!

- They're coming. - They're early this time.

- They're shooting at us. - They're not ours. They're shooting.

Damn it! We're being ambushed.

- Let's get out of here. - Shall we split it now?

No. Let's cross the border first.

OK.

I'll dig your grave here.

You can go now.

Find somewhere safe to hide.

I hope you and your husband can be together again soon,

alive and free.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Go! Quickly!

Shoot!

Hello, hangman.

Stop.

Where's the gold?

The hangman was a great idea.

And so was the gang of hanged men.

You've got talent.

I've got a soft spot for talented people

because they're usually good at reasoning.

Come on, show me your wisdom.

I may even feel like showing you a bit of generosity.

You could even end up working for me in the future.

Django, it was García.

He persuaded the others to attack the gold shipment.

Wallace and I rebelled.

He killed Wallace but I escaped.

You don't know anything about this?

Were you on García's side? Talk!

That's enough.

You two stay here and keep watch.

Let me know when he comes round.

- It's Lucas. - Let's go.

Hello, David.

You're getting old, Lucas.

Something unexpected happened.

I pay you to expect things. Everything.

You shouldn't say things like that.

Things have been going well for years. Accidents can happen.

You've been in control for years, but you're not any more.

Are you tired?

Maybe.

I told you that that gold was important for me.

The position of governor can't just be secured with words and promises.

You know that.

You haven't chosen a good time to be tired.

Don't worry. I'll recover the shipment.

I don't think they'll cross the border.

They're afraid of the federal troops.

They'd rather find a buyer.

And all the buyers in the county are my men.

What if they go to another county?

I'd still find them.

I've got their leader, the man who organised this whole business.

I'll let him escape and he'll take us to their hideout.

- Who is he? - The local hangman.

He goes by the name of Django.

Do you know him?

You're not just tired, Lucas.

You're an idiot. Have you lost your memory?

- Have you got the information on you? - Yes.

Yes, Django. It's me.

Are you surprised?

Five years ago I advised you to come with me

and promised you glory and riches for life, remember?

You didn't listen to me.

You made a mistake.

You're a filthy murderer.

That same old arrogance.

That same old stupid naivety, Django.

Five years... Five years weren't enough to change you.

You still want a ranch and a nice family

so you can wait for death in peace.

In fact, you said,

"Wait for the Day of Judgment in peace."

Isn't that right?

I only have one thing left.

Hatred.

Sure, but even hatred has its price.

If you help me recover that gold,

I promise you that a quarter of it will be yours.

My wife's life was worth a lot more than that.

It was an accident.

And anyway, she was a woman. There are plenty more women.

Leave him, Lucas.

He'll see sense.

He won't talk.

I know.

But we should keep trying.

If he hasn't made his mind up in a few hours you can finish him off,

but with a pistol.

After all, he was a friend.

Come on.

Don't be rough.

Johnny, you're hurting me.

Don't touch me.

Let me go.

Why are you laughing?

Who are you talking to?

Darling, you're crushing me.

Wait a minute.

I took their pistols. They might come in useful.

Hurry up. Quick.

Here I am. Let's go.

Django? Django?

Go and fetch some water.

Django.

Look what they've done to you, damn it.

Come on, get up. Up you get.

Come on. That's it.

You'll feel better after that.

Where are Lucas and the others now?

It will be a miracle if you escape.

Don't get into any more trouble.

- Where are they? - In the saloon.

Get me some dynamite.

I heard that my husband betrayed you.

- Is it true? - So they say.

Where is he now?

- I don't know. - I'll find him.

And if what you say is true,

I'll make him repent and ask for your forgiveness.

Lucas's men are coming.

Alvarez! Alvarez!

Send everyone away and then come up.

Everyone who's not involved, get out.

I'm not in a good mood with you, my dear Lucas.

You shouldn't have let that band of ruffians run wild round here.

From now on, I'm the only one who will give orders.

I'm the only one who will tell you what to do and what to think.

Nobody will take any initiatives without telling me first.

I need torches, gunpowder and pistols.

I had some dynamite in my office. But where can I find the other stuff?

And why have you changed the plan? Didn't you want to blow them up?

There's someone in there that I want to capture alive.

Don't waste any time. They'll find out that I've escaped soon.

I'll wait for you on the other side of the saloon.

Tell me something, Lucas.

If I found out that all this was a trick of yours

so that you could hide the gold shipment away,

what do you think I'd do?

That's enough, David.

Watch what you say.

Don't forget that I've made you what you are.

I've kept you afloat.

So don't push it.

I really could get tired.

Wait here.

If the hangman won't talk,

we'll find a way to recover the gold.

I ransacked the drugstore.

I'll end up in jail.

There's a roof opposite the saloon.

Climb up onto it.

When you hear shooting, don't be afraid.

Start shooting too.

You won't hit anyone, but it doesn't matter.

You just need to make some noise.

Listen, kid.

Go to San Pedro and ask what Orazio and his gang did

when they attacked the federal troops.

You wounded a man, I know.

But try and be careful now.

Look on the other side of town.

He's escaped. He killed the guards.

I've sent Black to look on the other side of town.

Idiots.

He's still here. Quick, round up the men.

Go and get water!

Everybody out. Come with me.

Inside!

Somebody guard the windows. The rest of you, come out with me.

I'll kill anyone who runs away.

Lucas!

Lucas. Do you remember five years ago?

The attack on a gold shipment?

Five men and one woman. My wife.

You killed them all. No mercy.

You pay for your mistakes, Lucas. That's why I'm here.

I'm here, Lucas.

Don't shoot! Don't shoot!

Come out.

Come out!

Help!

Help!

The border's two miles from the other side of the river.

Maybe we should cross the river at sunset.

No, now is better.

This is a safe place. The federal troops never come here.

Wait a moment.

I'm not coming.

- What's up, García? - I need to find my wife first.

I'll cross the border too, but with her.

We've got wives and children as well.

- We'll think about these things later. - I want to think about them first.

What do we do about the gold?

I want my share.

Fair enough. And how much is your share?

The same as everybody else's.

- How's that? - Adiós.

Quickly, one at a time.

Come in.

Excuse me, sir, but there's a man insisting...

I don't want to be disturbed.

Hello, chief.

Where are the men?

In Farmer City.

Call them and go straight to Altus County on the sierra.

But Lucas is there.

Lucas was there.

He was careless.

Who was it?

The county hangman. Somebody called Django.

He's the one you want?

Yes.

But I want him alive.

He's the only one who knows where a certain gold shipment has ended up.

He's here.

He's got all the gold with him.

- Let's leave for the border straightaway. - Where is he?

Are you looking for him to kill him?

No.

If I tell you, what will happen to us and our daughter?

I just want him to give back what he stole.

Save my husband.

You saved our lives once and I don't know why.

I beg you, let us live like we did before.

It's not up to me.

He's in our house.

A cabin a mile away from here.

- We'll go together. - No.

No, don't follow me.

Wait a little while.

You're Django?

It's a pity I need to capture you alive.

Leave it.

Pick the pistol up by the barrel and give it to me.

Give it to me!

Take the blanket and let's go.

Hello, García.

Stop.

García! No!

Don't kill him. You promised.

Is it all here?

Please forgive him.

I know you killed Wallace.

Wallace and all the others.

Don't ask me why I did it.

I've been hungry ever since I was born.

My wife and daughter too.

I didn't want to keep living like this.

I'm not your judge or the sheriff.

I just know that you betrayed my trust.

You saved my life.

And I saved yours.

The debt is paid.

Take everything and let us go.

Come with me.

This time you'll do what I say.

If you're good I'll take you to the children's party.

Up you go.

Who's that, David?

I'll see you in church.

All right.

Good morning, sir.

Excuse me for taking the liberty of coming to your home,

but I need to talk to you about something that...

I think you will find very interesting.

What is that?

What's it about?

I know who took the Las Cruces gold.

I'm alone, as we agreed. Where's your husband?

García. García.

Well? Where's the gold?

How do I know you'll keep your promise?

Here's $5,000, as we agreed.

Lucas promised me $10,000.

Your wife dealt with me, not with Lucas.

You can count it later. Now just give me the gold.

I hid it.

It's in the cemetery in Altus.

Where did you hide it?

Over there.

Whose grave are you digging there?

Yours.

I'm here for the gold.

Of course.

Do you want to negotiate?

I suggest half each.

Don't you think that's a good deal?

My wife's life was worth a lot more.

I gave you my advice twice but you wouldn't listen.

I'll give it to you again, but I'm warning you that this is the last time.

Come on, Django, forget about this business. It's in the past now.

It's time to face reality.

For five years you've stolen and killed.

Your debt to justice is heavy.

I'd like to give you some advice too.

Pray.

See?

You're stupid.

No.

He didn't betray you this time.

You're the one who keeps thinking I'm an idiot... like you.

I offered you 50 per cent of the gold.

Do you accept it?

That's a shame.

It's a shame that you've disappointed me once again.

The dead are in their graves, not outside them,

and you're dead.

You've been dead for five years.

Prepare a coffin.

And dig.

Ready?

It's yours.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Goodbye, señor.