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    Inglourious Basterds

    • 20092009
    • RR
    • 2h 33min
    IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    1.3M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    128
    3
    • Cast & crew
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    Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
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    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.

    IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    1.3M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    128
    3
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writer
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Diane Kruger
      • Eli Roth
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writer
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Diane Kruger
      • Eli Roth
    • See more at IMDbPro
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2KUser reviews
    • 406Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Top rated movie #85
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 133 wins & 172 nominations total

    Videos11

    Inglourious Basterds: International Trailer
    Trailer 2:10
    Inglourious Basterds: International Trailer
    Inglourious Basterds -- Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:22
    Inglourious Basterds -- Trailer #2
    Inglourious Basterds
    Trailer 1:45
    Inglourious Basterds
    25 Years After 'Pulp Fiction', Tarantino Delivers a 'Hollywood' Masterwork
    Clip 3:13
    25 Years After 'Pulp Fiction', Tarantino Delivers a 'Hollywood' Masterwork
    Clip - Jail cell
    Clip 1:13
    Clip - Jail cell
    Troye Sivan on 'Boy Erased' and the Nicole Kidman Movie Everyone Has to See
    Interview 2:53
    Troye Sivan on 'Boy Erased' and the Nicole Kidman Movie Everyone Has to See
    Inglourious Basterds: UK Red Carpet Premiere
    Interview 2:00
    Inglourious Basterds: UK Red Carpet Premiere
    Quentin Tarantino introducing Jail cell clip from Cannes 2009
    Interview 1:31
    Quentin Tarantino introducing Jail cell clip from Cannes 2009
    Inglourious Basterds
    Promo 0:42
    Inglourious Basterds
    What Roles Did Brad Pitt Miss Out On?
    Video 3:40
    What Roles Did Brad Pitt Miss Out On?
    What We Know About 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' ... So Far
    Video 3:21
    What We Know About 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' ... So Far

    Photos500

    Brad Pitt and Eli Roth in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Michael Fassbender and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Til Schweiger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Eli Roth in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Quentin Tarantino and David Schofield in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Mélanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, and Michael Fassbender in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Til Schweiger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, and Alexander Fehling in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    Top cast

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    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Lt. Aldo Raineas Lt. Aldo Raine
    Diane Kruger
    Diane Kruger
    • Bridget von Hammersmarkas Bridget von Hammersmark
    Eli Roth
    Eli Roth
    • Sgt. Donny Donowitzas Sgt. Donny Donowitz
    Mélanie Laurent
    Mélanie Laurent
    • Shosannaas Shosanna
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Col. Hans Landaas Col. Hans Landa
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Lt. Archie Hicoxas Lt. Archie Hicox
    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Fredrick Zolleras Fredrick Zoller
    Til Schweiger
    Til Schweiger
    • Sgt. Hugo Stiglitzas Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz
    Gedeon Burkhard
    Gedeon Burkhard
    • Cpl. Wilhelm Wickias Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki
    Jacky Ido
    Jacky Ido
    • Marcelas Marcel
    B.J. Novak
    B.J. Novak
    • Pfc. Smithson Utivichas Pfc. Smithson Utivich
    Omar Doom
    Omar Doom
    • Pfc. Omar Ulmeras Pfc. Omar Ulmer
    August Diehl
    August Diehl
    • Major Hellstromas Major Hellstrom
    Denis Ménochet
    Denis Ménochet
    • Perrier LaPaditeas Perrier LaPadite
    Sylvester Groth
    Sylvester Groth
    • Joseph Goebbelsas Joseph Goebbels
    Martin Wuttke
    Martin Wuttke
    • Hitleras Hitler
    Mike Myers
    Mike Myers
    • General Ed Fenechas General Ed Fenech
    Julie Dreyfus
    Julie Dreyfus
    • Francesca Mondinoas Francesca Mondino
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writer
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    In German-occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history. —The Massie Twins
    revengeworld war twonazibrutalitynazi hunter235 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France...
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Quentin Tarantino was considering abandoning the film while the casting searched for someone to play Colonel Hans Landa took place, fearing he'd written a role that was unplayable. After Christoph Waltz auditioned, however, both Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender agreed they had found the perfect actor for the role.
    • Goofs
      After Mathilda has taken Bridget's place to join the quiz game with the soldiers, bartender Eric leaves the counter and walks over to assist her. He is shown standing left behind her. Then the camera cuts to the officers' table. In the background Eric is shown standing behind the counter again.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Aldo Raine: My name is Lt. Aldo Raine and I'm putting together a special team, and I need me eight soldiers. Eight Jewish-American soldiers. Now, y'all might've heard rumors about the armada happening soon. Well, we'll be leaving a little earlier. We're gonna be dropped into France, dressed as civilians. And once we're in enemy territory, as a bushwhackin' guerrilla army, we're gonna be doin' one thing and one thing only... killin' Nazis. Now, I don't know about y'all, but I sure as hell didn't come down from the goddamn Smoky Mountains, cross five thousand miles of water, fight my way through half of Sicily and jump out of a fuckin' air-o-plane to teach the Nazis lessons in humanity. Nazi ain't got no humanity. They're the foot soldiers of a Jew-hatin', mass murderin' maniac and they need to be dee-stroyed. That's why any and every son of a bitch we find wearin' a Nazi uniform, they're gonna die. Now, I'm the direct descendant of the mountain man Jim Bridger. That means I got a little Injun in me. And our battle plan will be that of an Apache resistance. We will be cruel to the Germans, and through our cruelty they will know who we are. And they will find the evidence of our cruelty in the disemboweled, dismembered, and disfigured bodies of their brothers we leave behind us. And the German won't not be able to help themselves but to imagine the cruelty their brothers endured at our hands, and our boot heels, and the edge of our knives. And the German will be sickened by us, and the German will talk about us, and the German will fear us. And when the German closes their eyes at night and they're tortured by their subconscious for the evil they have done, it will be with thoughts of us they are tortured with. Sound good?

      Sgt. Donny Donowitz, Pfc. Hirschberg, Pfc. Andy Kagan, Pfc. Simon Sakowitz, Pfc. Omar Ulmer, Pfc. Smithson Utivich, Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki, Pfc. Michael Zimmerman: YES, SIR!

      Lt. Aldo Raine: That's what I like to hear. But I got a word of warning for all you would-be warriors. When you join my command, you take on debit. A debit you owe me personally. Each and every man under my command owes me one hundred Nazi scalps. And I want my scalps. And all y'all will git me one hundred Nazi scalps, taken from the heads of one hundred dead Nazis. Or you will die tryin'.

    • Crazy credits
      Both the opening and closing credits change fonts numerous times, displaying typefaces seen in a variety of earlier and subsequent Tarantino films.
    • Alternate versions
      In Russia, two versions of the movie exist. One for the general showings, which has all dialogs dubbed into Russian except for French and Italian; and another, so-called "director's cut" where only the English passages are dubbed into Russian and the rest is subtitled.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
      (1960)

      Written by Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster

      Performed by The Nick Perito Orchestra

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews2K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Who the hell is Christoph Waltz?
    That's what I thought, when I heard about the cast of Inglorious Basterds. And I'm both from Germany and into movies.

    That guy is older than 50 and so far he almost only played in mediocre TV series - and even there he didn't play the main parts. Obviously nobody ever noticed, what he's capable of. Now, thanks to QT, he got one shot to change that - and - let's put it this way - that was a bingo! He is the living proof of what a great caster Tarrantino is.

    By the way: I think it's a great privilege to watch the movie as a German - being able to understand everything. And the German dialog is written almost as good as the English.

    Now I could repeat, what many others have written here before. I'll put it short: Finally, QT is back.
    helpful•734
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    • paulmuehlendahl
    • Aug 25, 2009

    FAQ35

    • What is "Inglourious Basterds" about?
    • Is "Inglourious Basterds" based on a book?
    • Is this a remake of "Inglorious Bastards"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Inglorious Bastards
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • The Weinstein Company
      • A Band Apart
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $120,540,719
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $38,054,676
      • Aug 23, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $321,457,747
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 33min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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