Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shoshanna 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz |
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| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shoshanna 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...
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl, Eli Roth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mike Myers, Michael Fassbender, Julie Dreyfus |
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| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 27 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 27 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental |
Quentin Tarantino, the man behind classics like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, scores a 5 star review with his highly anticipated World War II movie. read more »
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The best performance by an actor i have ever witnessed
Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). There it is. This man delivers what i can only descibe as one of the most incredible performances i have ever witnessed. ... read more »
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Flair crosses the line to self-indulgence
At some point Quentin Tarantino's undoubted flair crossed the line into self-indulgence. Inglourious Basterds is made up of a small number of overly ... read more »
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Nazis, scalping, revenge! Tarantinos back on track!
Synopsis: Jewish-American soldiers, the titular Basterds hunt, kill and scalp Nazis in WW2. Massacre survivor Shosanna makes her own plans to bring ... read more »
A Tarantino film is always a notable event, even when (as with his last, Death Proof) it turns out to be a non-event for most people. I mean, at least it was a spectacular non-event. So far, the reactions to Inglourious Basterds, his atrociously-spelled WWII epic, have run from hot approbation (especially from the American press in Cannes) to Peter Bradshaw’s 1-star review in The Guardian. Playing catch-up, I had no idea which side of the fence I’d come down on, but two and a half... Read more