Inglourious Basterds Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France...

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Last modified: Oct. 22, 2009

Inglourious Basterds

Release Date: Friday, August 21, 2009 Theaters

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Starring: Brad Pitt • Eli Roth • David Krumholtz • B.J. Novak • Mike Myers

R Action 2 hrs, 32 m

4.23 / 5.0

89% WILL SEE 11% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In the first year of the German occupation of France, 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 American soldiers to perform swift, shocking acts of retribution. Later 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 marquis, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own....

Action Adventure Remake War

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Who stars in Inglourious Basterds – Cast List

Brad Pitt
F1, Se7en (IMAX - 30th Anniversary)
Eli Roth
Night Always Comes, Aftershock
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David Krumholtz
Supergirl, Oppenheimer
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B.J. Novak
The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Founder
Mike Myers
Shrek 5, Bohemian Rhapsody
Diane Kruger
Troy, Marlowe
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Maggie Cheung
2046, Clean
Samuel L. Jackson
... Narrator

Avengers: Infinity War, Afterburn
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Mélanie Laurent
The Concert
Christoph Waltz
Dracula , Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
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Til Schweiger
New Year's Eve, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Who is making Inglourious Basterds – Crew List

A look at Inglourious Basterds behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Quentin Tarantino last helmed Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The film's writer Quentin Tarantino last penned Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Hateful Eight.

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Producers: Lawrence Bender
Harvey Weinstein

Studios: The Weinstein Company
Production Company: Lawrence Bender Productions
The Weinstein Company
Universal Pictures

Production – What we know about the Inglourious Basterds

Key Facts

Quentin Tarantino acquired the title and remake rights to Enzo Castellari's 1978 film of the same name, but his screenplay is said to be an original.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2009

Completed

Changed Inglourious Basterds movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2008

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality
Runtime: 2 hrs, 32 m
Tagline: Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France...
Also known as: Inglorious Bastards
Language: English

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Inglourious Basterds Release Date: When was the film released?

Inglourious Basterds was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 21 , 2009. The film was released in approximately 3,165 theaters. There were 11 11 other movies released on the same date, including Shorts, Post Grad and X Games 3D: The Movie.