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Critically, Inglourious Basterds was a triumph. Roger Ebert awarded the film a perfect four out of four stars. Viewing the film a decade later, the BBC declared it to be Tarantino’s “masterpiece”. Commercially, it was a massive success, grossing over , making it Tarantino’s highest-grossing film at the time. At the 82nd Academy Awards, the film received a total of eight nominations , including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, walking away with the trophy for Waltz's supporting performance.
After her family is murdered by the "Jew Hunter" SS Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz), a young Jewish woman named Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) escapes to Paris. She adopts a new identity as a cinema owner and sets a plan to burn down her own theater during a premiere attended by top Nazi leadership, including Hitler.
From the vibrant cinematography to the eclectic soundtrack (sampling Ennio Morricone), the film is a sensory feast. The Verdict
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: A team of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers, led by the ruthless Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), hunts and scalps Nazis to spread fear throughout the Third Reich. Shosanna’s Revenge
: Includes Diane Kruger as German star/spy Bridget von Hammersmark, Michael Fassbender as British commando Archie Hicox, and Eli Roth as the "Bear Jew". Themes and Reception
In 2009, Quentin Tarantino released Inglourious Basterds , a film whose misspelled title baffled grammatically minded cinephiles long before the first trailer dropped. A deliberate homage to Enzo G. Castellari’s 1978 Italian exploitation film The Inglorious Bastards , Tarantino's version transcended mere tribute. It became a sprawling, multi-lingual, genre-bending epic that boldly reimagined the end of World War II. Critically, Inglourious Basterds was a triumph
| Detail | Information | | :--- | :--- | | | Quentin Tarantino | | Starring | Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger | | Release Date | May 20, 2009 (Cannes) / August 21, 2009 (US) | | Running Time | 153 minutes | | Budget | $70 million | | Box Office | $321.5 million | | Academy Awards | 8 Nominations; 1 Win (Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz) |
While Brad Pitt brings stardom and comedic energy as Aldo Raine, the film is notoriously dominated by Christoph Waltz in his Oscar-winning role as SS Colonel Hans Landa, or "The Jew Hunter".
With masterful cinematography by Robert Richardson and an eclectic soundtrack, including the work of Ennio Morricone, the film is a perfect five-star masterpiece that redefined the war genre. Commercially, it was a massive success, grossing over
Years later, Shosanna is running a cinema in Paris under an alias. She attracts the attention of German war hero Fredrick Zoller, leading Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels to move the high-profile premiere of Nation's Pride to her theater. Shosanna realizes she has the entire Nazi high command trapped in an ideal kill zone. Chapter 4: Operation Kino
: Castellari and his 1978 lead, Bo Svenson, both have cameos in Tarantino's film. Key Features & Symbolism