"Inglourious Basterds" begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. 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 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 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.
Production Universal Pictures (presents); Weinstein Company, The (presents); A Band Apart; Zehnte Babelsberg [de](as Zehnte Babelsberg Film); Visiona Romantica;
Cast Names Vitus Wieser; Noemi Besedes; Hélène Cardona; Michael August; Alex Boden; Sabrina Rattey; Anastasia Schifler; Bela B. Felsenheimer; Guido Föhrweißer; Jake Garber; Samuel L. Jackson; Harvey Keitel; Andrew Napier; Gregory Nicotero; Niko Novick; Aleksandrs Petukhovs; Brendan Potter; Brad Pitt; Mélanie Laurent; Christoph Waltz; Eli Roth; Michael Fassbender; Diane Kruger; Daniel Brühl; Til Schweiger; Gedeon Burkhard; Jacky Ido; B.J. Novak; Omar Doom; August Diehl;
Box Office USD 120,523,073
Release Date 2009-08-21
Genres Drama; Thriller; War;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for strong graphic violence, language and brief
sexuality.