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Quentin Tarantino (written by)
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Release Date:
21 August 2009 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France... more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Also Known As:
Inglorious Bastards (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality.
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153 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
In a scene in the movie theater, Brad Pitt's character Aldo Raine uses the alias "Marino Girolami". This alias is named after cult Italian director Marino Girolami (director of such films as Zombi Holocaust (1980)), one of Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino's favorite directors. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Stiglitz' eyelid moves several times when Landa examines him after the bar slaughter scene - too bad Stiglitz is supposed to be dead by the time. more
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Fredrick Zoller: Who wants to send a message to Germany? more
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THE DEVIL'S RUMBLE more

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How did Aldo Raine get the scar on his neck?
Why did Col. Landa let Shosanna escape?
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52 out of 78 people found the following comment useful.
The Jewish Scalphunters of Quentin Tarantino, 5 October 2009
7/10
Author: terrygiu2000 from Italy

Once again, revenge is at the center of a Quentin Tarantino movie. This time a Jewish dirty dozen takes things on their own hands. Tarantino re-writes history and shortens WWII with a comic stroke that is as entertaining as it is vacuous. A fantasy that re-arranges some controversial historical points. Okay, it's a movie and as such it works for most of its two and a half hours. Christoph Waltz opens things up in the most promising way. The opening sequence is filled with a subtle but unbearable tension. Weltz amalgamates all the Nazi villains we have loved and hated in the movies into one glorious creation. (I will advise my countrymen to see it in its original multi-language version - the Italian version is another movie altogether. Some of the extra pleasures are in the dialog that, naturally, are not to be found in the Italian version) Brad Pitt, rapidly becoming one of the best character actors in the world, with a leading man's face and billing, is truly fantastic. Diane Kruger makes a credible Barbara Bouchet (one of Tarantino's muses from trash action Italian movies from the 70's) and the rest of the cast has some exquisite touches like Rod Taylor as Winston Churchill. Highly recommended for a Sunday afternoon.

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