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Inglourious Basterds

Rated R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality.

R In Theaters 08/21/2009 , 152min.
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Plot & Details

A group of hardened Nazi killers stalk their prey in Nazi-occupied France as a Jewish cinema owner plots to take down top-ranking SS officers during the official premiere of a high-profile German propaganda film. As far as Lt. Aldo Raine (aka Aldo the Apache," Brad Pitt) -- is concerned, the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi. Raine's mission is to strike fear into the heart of Adolf Hitler by brutally murdering as many goose-steppers as possible, or die trying. In order to accomplish that goal, Lt. Raine recruits a ruthless team of cold-blooded killers known as "The Basterds" which includes baseball-bat-wielding Bostonian Sgt. Donnie Donowitz (aka "The Bear Jew," Eli Roth) and steely psychopath Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger), among others. When the Basterds' secret rendezvous with turncoat German actress Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) goes awry, they learn that the Nazis will be staging the French premiere of "The Nation's Pride," a rousing propaganda film based on the exploits of German hero Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl), at a modest theater owned by Jewish cinephile Shoshanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent), posing as a Gentile after the brutal murder of her family by the ruthless Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). As the Basterds hatch an explosive plan to take out as many Nazis as possible at the premiere, they remain completely oblivious to the fact that Shoshanna, too, longs to bring the Third Reich to its knees, and that she's willing to sacrifice her beloved theater in the process.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Action,Drama,War
  • Run Time: 152min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 08/21/2009
  • DVD Release Date: 12/15/2009
  • Distributor(s): Weinstein Company
  • Director(s): Quentin Tarantino
  • Starring: Brad Pitt , Mélanie Laurent , Christoph Waltz , Eli Roth , Michael Fassbender
  • Themes: Heroic Mission,Behind Enemy Lines,Life Under Occupation,Out For Revenge
  • Tone: Gritty,Tense,Visceral,Gruesome,Sweeping,Talky
  • Keywords: mission [quest],French [nationality],Jewish,Nazi,movie,occupation [military],revenge
  • Country of Origin: USA (08-21-2009)
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Sally Menke Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Lawrence Bender Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography Robert Richardson Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor Won
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing Mark Ulano Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing Michael Minkler Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay Quentin Tarantino Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Editing Wylie Stateman Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director Quentin Tarantino Nominated
2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing Tony Lamberti Nominated

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cinematography Robert Richardson Nominated
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actor Won
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director Quentin Tarantino Nominated
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design Sandy Reynolds-Wasco Nominated
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design David Wasco Nominated
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing Sally Menke Nominated
2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay Quentin Tarantino Nominated

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay Quentin Tarantino Nominated
2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director Quentin Tarantino Nominated
2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama Nominated
2009 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Won
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