Inglourious Basterds (2009)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writer:

Quentin Tarantino (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | War

Tagline:

Brad Pitt Is A Basterd

Plot:

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | WWII | Nazism | Cult Favorite | Military

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Brad Pitt	...	Lt. Aldo Raine
Mélanie Laurent	...	Shosanna Dreyfus
Eli Roth	...	Sgt. Donny Donowitz
Christoph Waltz	...	Col. Hans Landa
Michael Fassbender	...	Lt. Archie Hicox
Diane Kruger	...	Bridget von Hammersmark
Daniel Brühl	...	Fredrick Zoller
Til Schweiger	...	Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz
Gedeon Burkhard	...	Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki
Jacky Ido	...	Marcel
B.J. Novak	...	Pfc. Smithson Utivich
Omar Doom	...	Pfc. Omar Ulmer
August Diehl	...	Major Dieter Hellstrom
Denis Menochet	...	Perrier LaPadite
Sylvester Groth	...	Joseph Goebbels

Also Known As:

Inglorious Bastards (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | German | French | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

Isabelle Huppert was the first choice for Madame Mimieux. But scheduling conflicts got in the way, so Quentin Tarantino cast Maggie Cheung in the role. The role wound up being cut out of the finished film.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Lt. Aldo Raine: My name is Lt. Aldo Raine and I need me eight soldiers. We're gonna be dropped into France, dressed as civilians. We're gonna be doing one thing and one thing only... killing Nazis. Members of nationalist socialist party conquered Europe through murder...

Movie Connections:

References Winnetou - 1. Teil (1963)

A Unique Masterpiece from Tarantino

Every Quentin Tarantino (QT) fan must see Inglorious Basterds, like every QT movie a person's unable to assign one drama, this movie is a perfect blend of war, comedy, action, thriller, drama, and romance. I was unable to take my eyes off of Christopher Waltz's performance as Colon Hans Landa or 'The Jew Hunter.' The story is a masterpiece, but I can tell that this movie, like most QT movies are going to be underrated and will lack in awards it deserves. I think Christopher Waltz should easily be a nominee. I think this movie should also win Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. But even if this incredible film doesn't get recognized in awards I can tell that it will go down as one of the best war movies ever made in history. I think its amazingly creative of QT not to follow the criteria that history gave him, he changes the actual history of the war with his characters. Pure Genius.