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DramaThrillerWar

Inglourious Basterds

- A basterd's work is never done.

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, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

Release Date : 2009-08-02

Language :GermanEnglishFrenchItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesThe Weinstein CompanyA Band ApartZehnte Babelsberg FilmVisiona Romantica

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Inglourious BastardsInglorious BasterdsThe Inglorious BastardsOnce Upon A Time In Nazi-Occupied France

Cast

Brad Pitt

Character Name : LT. Aldo Raine

Original Name : Brad Pitt

Gender : Male

Mélanie Laurent

Character Name : Shosanna

Original Name : Mélanie Laurent

Gender : Female

Christoph Waltz

Character Name : COL. Hans Landa

Original Name : Christoph Waltz

Gender : Male

Eli Roth

Character Name : SGT. Donny Donowitz

Original Name : Eli Roth

Gender : Male

Michael Fassbender

Character Name : LT. Archie Hicox

Original Name : Michael Fassbender

Gender : Male

Diane Kruger

Character Name : Bridget von Hammersmark

Original Name : Diane Kruger

Gender : Female

Daniel Brühl

Character Name : Fredrick Zoller

Original Name : Daniel Brühl

Gender : Male

Til Schweiger

Character Name : SGT. Hugo Stiglitz

Original Name : Til Schweiger

Gender : Male

Gedeon Burkhard

Character Name : CPL. Wilhelm Wicki

Original Name : Gedeon Burkhard

Gender : Male

Jacky Ido

Character Name : Marcel

Original Name : Jacky Ido

Gender : Male

B.J. Novak

Character Name : PFC. Smithson Utivich

Original Name : B.J. Novak

Gender : Male

Omar Doom

Character Name : PFC. Omar Ulmer

Original Name : Omar Doom

Gender : Male

August Diehl

Character Name : Major Hellstrom

Original Name : August Diehl

Gender : Male

Denis Ménochet

Character Name : Perrier LaPadite

Original Name : Denis Ménochet

Gender : Male

Sylvester Groth

Character Name : Joseph Goebbels

Original Name : Sylvester Groth

Gender : Male

Martin Wuttke

Character Name : Hitler

Original Name : Martin Wuttke

Gender : Male

Mike Myers

Character Name : General Ed Fenech

Original Name : Mike Myers

Gender : Male

Julie Dreyfus

Character Name : Francesca Mondino

Original Name : Julie Dreyfus

Gender : Female

Richard Sammel

Character Name : SGT. Rachtman

Original Name : Richard Sammel

Gender : Male

Alexander Fehling

Character Name : Master SGT. Wilhelm / Pola Negri

Original Name : Alexander Fehling

Gender : Male

Rod Taylor

Character Name : Winston Churchill

Original Name : Rod Taylor

Gender : Male

Sönke Möhring

Character Name : PVT. Butz / Walter Frazer

Original Name : Sönke Möhring

Gender : Male

Samm Levine

Character Name : PFC. Hirschberg

Original Name : Samm Levine

Gender : Male

Paul Rust

Character Name : PFC. Andy Kagan

Original Name : Paul Rust

Gender : Male

Michael Bacall

Character Name : PFC. Michael Zimmerman

Original Name : Michael Bacall

Gender : Male

Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

Character Name : German Soldier / Winnetou

Original Name : Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

Gender : Male

Petra Hartung

Character Name : German Female Soldier / Beethoven

Original Name : Petra Hartung

Gender : Female

Volker Michalowski

Character Name : German Soldier / Edgar Wallace

Original Name : Volker Michalowski

Gender : Male

Ken Duken

Character Name : German Soldier / Mata Hari

Original Name : Ken Duken

Gender : Male

Christian Berkel

Character Name : Proprietor Eric

Original Name : Christian Berkel

Gender : Male

Anne-Sophie Franck

Character Name : Mathilda

Original Name : Anne-Sophie Franck

Gender : Female

Léa Seydoux

Character Name : Charlotte LaPadite

Original Name : Léa Seydoux

Gender : Female

Tina Rodriguez

Character Name : Julie LaPadite

Original Name : Tina Rodriguez

Gender : Female

Lena Friedrich

Character Name : Suzanne LaPadite

Original Name : Lena Friedrich

Gender : Female

Ludger Pistor

Character Name : CPT. Wolfgang

Original Name : Ludger Pistor

Gender : Male

Jana Pallaske

Character Name : Babette

Original Name : Jana Pallaske

Gender : Female

Wolfgang Lindner

Character Name : Herrman #1

Original Name : Wolfgang Lindner

Gender : Male

Michael Kranz

Character Name : Herrman #3

Original Name : Michael Kranz

Gender : Male

Rainer Bock

Character Name : General Schonherr

Original Name : Rainer Bock

Gender : Male

André Penvern

Character Name : Old French Veterinarian

Original Name : André Penvern

Gender : Male

Sebastian Hülk

Character Name : Hellstrom's Driver / Nazi Usher #1

Original Name : Sebastian Hülk

Gender : Male

Buddy Joe Hooker

Character Name : Gaspar

Original Name : Buddy Joe Hooker

Gender : Male

Carlos Fidel

Character Name : PFC. Simon Sakowitz

Original Name : Carlos Fidel

Gender : Male

Christian Brückner

Character Name : Kliest Voice (voice)

Original Name : Christian Brückner

Gender : Male

Hilmar Eichhorn

Character Name : Emil Jannings

Original Name : Hilmar Eichhorn

Gender : Male

Patrick Elias

Character Name : Jakob Dreyfus

Original Name : Patrick Elias

Gender : Male

Eva Löbau

Character Name : Miriam Dreyfus

Original Name : Eva Löbau

Gender : Female

Salvadore Brandt

Character Name : Bob Dreyfus

Original Name : Salvadore Brandt

Gender : Male

Jasper Linnewedel

Character Name : Amos Dreyfus

Original Name : Jasper Linnewedel

Gender : Male

Wilfried Hochholdinger

Character Name : German Company SGT.

Original Name : Wilfried Hochholdinger

Gender : Male

Olivier Girard

Character Name : Maxim's Waiter

Original Name : Olivier Girard

Gender : Male

Michael Scheel

Character Name : General Frank

Original Name : Michael Scheel

Gender : Male

Leo Plank

Character Name : Motorcycle Rider #1

Original Name : Leo Plank

Gender : Male

Andreas Tietz

Character Name : Motorcycle Rider #2

Original Name : Andreas Tietz

Gender : Male

Bo Svenson

Character Name : American Colonel

Original Name : Bo Svenson

Gender : Male

Enzo G. Castellari

Character Name : Enzo G. Castellari

Original Name : Enzo G. Castellari

Gender : Male

Samuel L. Jackson

Character Name : Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Samuel L. Jackson

Gender : Male

Bela B.

Character Name : Usher #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Bela B.

Gender : Male

Noemi Besedes

Character Name : German Movie Star (uncredited)

Original Name : Noemi Besedes

Gender : Female

Hélène Cardona

Character Name : German Official (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Hélène Cardona

Gender : Female

Jake Garber

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Jake Garber

Gender : Male

Sabrina Rattey

Character Name : German Civilian (uncredited)

Original Name : Sabrina Rattey

Gender : Female

Alex Boden

Character Name : Military Attaché (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Boden

Gender : Male

Guido Föhrweißer

Character Name : SS Major (uncredited)

Original Name : Guido Föhrweißer

Gender : Male

Harvey Keitel

Character Name : OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Harvey Keitel

Gender : Male

Andrew Napier

Character Name : Nazi Theatre Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Napier

Gender : Male

Greg Nicotero

Character Name : Gestapo Major (uncredited)

Original Name : Greg Nicotero

Gender : Male

Quentin Tarantino

Character Name : First Scalped Nazi / American Soldier in 'Pride of Nation' (uncredited)

Original Name : Quentin Tarantino

Gender : Male

Vitus Wieser

Character Name : French Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Vitus Wieser

Gender : Male

Bea-Marie Rück

Character Name : German Female Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Bea-Marie Rück

Gender : Female

Daniela Schwerdt

Character Name : Cinema Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniela Schwerdt

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-08-25

**_Refreshingly different alternative WW2 drama/adventure_** RELEASED IN 2009 and directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds" takes place during the German occupation of France in WW2 and revolves around a ruthless “Jew Hunter” Nazi (Christoph Waltz), a beautiful young theater owner dripping with vengeance, a German war hero who pesters her and a brutal team of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers led by Lt. Aldo Raine. This was my first taste of the popular director's eccentric repertoire, although I've since seen all of his movies. The first time I tried to watch "Basterds" I gave up around the 50-minute mark. Don't get me wrong, the dialogue-driven opening sequence is great but the film seemed to bog down with its focus on a French theater during the German occupation and the accompanying interminable dialogue (mostly in subtitles). I just wasn't ready for this because I was expecting a Dirty Dozen-styled WW2 film with lots of action and all that goes with it. What I got instead was a plot that focused on the aforementioned theater accompanied by long sessions of generally subtitled dialogue. I eventually gave it a second chance with the understanding that this wasn't some typical war flick. Strangely, the "interminable dialogue" pulled me in and I slowly became engrossed in the story, which isn't hard to follow. The drama is only occasionally interrupted by flashes of extreme violence. Until the end, that is, where all hell literally breaks loose. There ARE elements that bring to mind "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), including a group of anti-heroes intent on mercilessly obliterating as many Germans as possible and the fact that the real action doesn't kick-in until the final act, but "Basterds" is hardly a Dirty Dozen clone. It may borrow a bit from notable films of the past but it absolutely possesses its own refreshing originality. All effective films have quality characters and "Basterds" has several: The stunning Mélanie Laurent as Shosanna, the cinema proprietor who quietly seethes with retribution; Christoph Waltz as SS Col. Hans Landa, an articulate and suave love-to-hate villain who mercilessly hunts down Jews; Brad Pitt as the almost-comical, but no-nonsense leader of the brutal Basterds; super-sharp Diane Kruger as a German actress & British spy; and Daniel Brühl as a genial German hero with the hots for the beautiful Shosanna. Like Tarantino’s other great movies (“Pulp Fiction,” “Django Unchained” and “Jackie Brown”), "Basterds" pulsates with confidence, style, quirkiness and a sense of the unexpected from beginning to end, the perfect antidote to the idiotic "blockbuster" syndrome that plagues modern cinema with its predictability and overKILL action & CGI, etc. Most movies seem like they’re in a rush and shy away from extended dialogues because they fear losing the viewer’s limited attention whereas Tarantino makes them a highlight because it’s an area where he excels. Instead of pedestrian verbiage that merely advances the plot or conveys the obvious, his interchanges are rich with amusement and mindfood. THE FILM RUNS 153 minutes and was shot in France and Germany. GRADE: A-

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-09-30

Second time seeing this since it was released on Blu-ray in 2009 and still is a solid war-thriller with Tarantino's flair with dialogue and of course, feet. But seriously, despite being 2.5 hours, the time flew by thanks to the brisk pace and great performances from all around. Not my favorite Tarantino film but it's up there. **4.5/5**

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AstroNoud

@AstroNoud

2022-02-26

It's obviously Tarantino, creating tension with long dialogues and containing short bursts of violence, although some scenes could have been shortened or omitted. Great to see the lineup of French and German actors, where the terrific Waltz takes the cake. 8/10

R

rsanek

@rsanek

2024-04-23

Another banger from Tarantino. Christoph Waltz is such an amazing actor in this one.