The Inglorious Bastards (1978)

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99 min - Action | Adventure | Comedy - December 1981 (USA)

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In 1944, in France, the rogue American soldiers Lieutenant Robert Yeager, Private Fred Canfield, the murderer Tony... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bo Svenson	...	Lt. Robert Yeager
	Peter Hooten	...	Tony
	Fred Williamson	...	Pvt. Fred Canfield
	Michael Pergolani	...	Nick
	Jackie Basehart	...	Berle
	Michel Constantin	...	Veronique
	Debra Berger	...	Nicole
	Raimund Harmstorf	...	Adolf Sachs
	Ian Bannen	...	Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
	Flavio Andreini
	Peter Boom	...	German Officer on Train
	Vito Fornari
	Manfred Freyberger	...	SS Commander
	Joshua Sinclair	...	The Sergeant (as John Loffredo)
	Mike Morris	...	Colonel Hauser

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Storyline

In 1944, in France, the rogue American soldiers Lieutenant Robert Yeager, Private Fred Canfield, the murderer Tony, the thief Nick and the coward Berle are transported to a military prison. However, the convoy is attacked by the Germans and they survive and flee with the intention of cross the border of Switzerland. Along their journey, they fight against a German platoon and capture the German prisoner Adolf Sachs that offers to guide them to the Swiss border. When they meet a German troop, they kill them but sooner they discover that they actually were and American commando in a mission headed by Colonel Buckner to steal a German V2 warhead. Lt. Yeager, Fred, Tony and Nick offer to risk their lives to accomplish the mission. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Together they take on Hitler's war machine See more »

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Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | War

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | German | French | English

Release Date:

December 1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Counterfeit Commandos See more »

Filming Locations:

Barbarano Romano, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Concorde See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min | UK: 90 min (cut version) | Germany: 76 min (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

When Quentin Tarantino wrote Inglourious Basterds, even though the plot is different, he bought the copyrights of this film so the title could be the same. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When he steals a motorcycle you can see that it is an old opposed twin BMW. But for all the stunt riding it is clear to see that he is not on the same motorcycle, he is using a single cylinder dirt bike. See more »

Quotes

[first title card]
Title Card: FRANCE 1944
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Connections

Referenced in The Big Sleaze (2010) See more »

The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
Quel maledetto treno blindato (original title)

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