 The title Django Unchained alludes to the titles of the 1966 Corbucci film Django ; Hercules Unchained , the American title for the 1959 Italian epic fantasy film Ercole e la regina di Lidia , about the mythical hero 's escape from enslavement to a wicked master ; and to Angel Unchained , the 1970 American biker film about a biker exacting revenge on a large group of rednecks . 
