Plot Summary: "Inglourious Basterds" begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own...
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GENIUSSep 8th 2009, 5:07:46 amVDODSON: Im probaly in the minority for liking Death Proof, but this was the best movie I've seen all year more... |
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RELEASE DATE
August 21st, 2009 (wide)
December 15th, 2009 (DVD)
STUDIO
The Weinstein Company LLC, Universal Pictures
DIRECTOR
Quentin Tarantino
STARRING
Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, Eli Roth, Samm Levine, B.J. Novak, Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, Paul Rust, Michael Bacall, Omar Doom, Sylvester Groth, Julie Dreyfus, Jacky Ido, August Diehl, Martin Wuttke, Richard Sammel, Christian Berkel, Sonke Mohring, Michael Fassbender, Mike Myers, Rod Taylor, Denis Menochet, Cloris Leachman, Maggie Cheung, Samuel L. Jackson
USER RATING
 | 9/10 |
Total: 172 vote(s).
GENRE
Action & Adventure, Drama, War/Western
OFFICIAL SITE
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MPAA RATING
Rated R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality.
RUNTIME
153 min
LANGUAGE
English, Albanian
BUDGET
$70,000,000
OPENING WEEKEND
$37,602,000
TOTAL GROSS
EXTERNAL
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