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Inglourious Basterds

Year:
Duration:
153 min
Genres:
Adventure | Drama | War
IMDB rate:
8.3
Director:
Quentin Tarantino
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 126 wins & 100 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2009-08-21
Filming Locations: Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Earnings
Budget: $75,000,000
Opening Weekend: $38,054,676 (USA) (21 August 2009)
Gross: $120,540,719 (USA) (17 December 2009)
Cast
Actor
Character
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Inglourious Basterds
Til Schweiger
Til Schweiger
Inglourious Basterds
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Inglourious Basterds
Mélanie Laurent
Shosanna
Christoph Waltz
Col. Hans Landa
Eli Roth
Sgt. Donny Donowitz
Michael Fassbender
Lt. Archie Hicox
Diane Kruger
Bridget von Hammersmark
Daniel Brühl
Fredrick Zoller
Gedeon Burkhard
Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki
Jacky Ido
Marcel
B.J. Novak
Pfc. Smithson Utivich
Omar Doom
Pfc. Omar Ulmer
August Diehl
Major Hellstrom
Denis Ménochet
Perrier LaPadite
Sylvester Groth
Joseph Goebbels
Martin Wuttke
Hitler
Mike Myers
Gen. Ed Fenech
Julie Dreyfus
Francesca Mondino
Richard Sammel
Sgt. Rachtman
Alexander Fehling
Master Sgt. Wilhelm
Rod Taylor
Winston Churchill
Sönke Möhring
Pvt. Butz
Samm Levine
Pfc. Hirschberg
Paul Rust
Pfc. Andy Kagan
Michael Bacall
Pfc. Michael Zimmerman
Petra Hartung
German Female Soldier / Beethoven
Volker Michalowski
German Soldier /
Ken Duken
German Soldier /
Christian Berkel
Proprietor Eric
Anne-Sophie Franck
Mathilda
Léa Seydoux
Charlotte LaPadite
Tina Rodriguez
Julie LaPadite
Lena Friedrich
Suzanne LaPadite
Ludger Pistor
Cpt. Wolfgang
Jana Pallaske
Babette
Wolfgang Lindner
Herrman #1
Michael Kranz
Herrman #3
Rainer Bock
General Schonherr
André Penvern
Old French Veterinarian
Sebastian Hülk
Hellstrom's Driver / Nazi Usher #1
Buddy Joe Hooker
Gaspar
Carlos Fidel
Pfc. Simon Sakowitz
Christian Brückner
Kliest Voice
Hilmar Eichhorn
Emil Jannings
Patrick Elias
Jakob Dreyfus
Eva Löbau
Miriam Dreyfus
Salvadore Brandt
Bob Dreyfus
Jasper Linnewedel
Amos Dreyfus
Wilfried Hochholdinger
German Company Sgt.
Olivier Girard
Maxim's Waiter
Michael Scheel
General Frank
Leo Plank
Motorcycle Rider #1
Andreas Tietz
Motorcycle Rider #2
Bo Svenson
American Colonel
Enzo G. Castellari
Himself
Michael August
German Soldier (uncredited)
Bela B.
Usher #2 (uncredited)
Noemi Besedes
German Movie Star (uncredited)
Alex Boden
Military Attaché (uncredited)
Hélène Cardona
German Official (voice) (uncredited)
Guido Foehrweisser
SS Major (uncredited)
Jake Garber
German Soldier (uncredited)
Nesti Gee
Intern (uncredited)
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Harvey Keitel
OSS Commander Who Agrees to Deal
Andrew Napier
Nazi Theatre Attendee (uncredited)
Greg Nicotero
Gestapo Major (uncredited)
Niko Novick
Nazi Soldier (uncredited)
Aleksandrs Petukhovs
Soldier (uncredited)
Brendan Potter
Jimi Dean (uncredited)
Sabrina Rattey
German Civilian (uncredited)
Julia Smola
German Civilian Woman (uncredited)
Quentin Tarantino
First Scalped Nazi /
Vitus Wieser
French Waiter (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In the scene, following Lt. Archie Hicox and fellow basterds entering the tavern and ordering the 3 wiskies. We see Eric the barkeep pour the shots out, but the glasses are Alined in the German three, (thumb out with pointer finger and middle finger) rather then the glasses be in a straight line. Foreshadowing the importance of this guesture.
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The word "Inglorious" is never said throughout the film.
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The name of Til Schweiger's character, Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz, is a homage to Mexican B-movie actor Hugo Stiglitz.
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Goofs
When Landa orders the strudels, the server first puts the milk on the table, at which point the espresso is on the server's plate. In the next shot, the espresso is on the table already.
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When the British soldier Lt. Archie Hicox is introduced to his superiors, he is instructed to "stand at ease" which is still a formal position, but Hicox "stands easy", which allows him to relax arms and move the feet.
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Possibly intentional: The German sniper's name is Friedrich Zoller, and he is called that, but the movie posters spell his name in the Anglicized version as Frederick.
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Quotes
Lt. Aldo Raine: Y'know... Utivich 'n myself heard that deal you made with the brass. "End the war tonight"?... I'd make that deal. How 'bout you Utivich, you make that deal?
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Col. Hans Landa: I did have something else I wanted to ask you, but right now, for the life of me, I can't remember what it is. Oh, well, must not have been important. Till tonight.
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Adolf Hitler: [at the premiere of "Nation's Pride"] Extraordinary, my dear. Simply extraordinary. This is your finest film yet.
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Faq
Q
What did Landa mean to ask Shosanna, but then couldn't remember?
A
We have no way of knowing, as he never asked the question. As stated in the above question; It's entirely possible he was suspicious and simply toying with her. It's also possible he was considering confronting her about his suspicions but at the last moment decided not to act on them.
Q
Who shoots who in the tavern shoot-out?
A
The following people are involved in the shoot out: Bridget Von Hammersmark, Hugo Stiglitz, Wilhelm Wicki, Archie Hicox, Major Hellstrom, Wilhelm, the German soldiers identified by their game cards on their foreheads; Winnetou, Mata Hari, Edgar Wallace, Beethoven (Female Soldier), Eric the Bartender, and Eric's daughter Mathilda the waitress. Things are very confusing given that the events of the main shootout all happen in under 35 seconds:1. Stiglitz starts things off by telling Hellstrom to say "auf Wiedersehen" to his Nazi balls, then shoots him in his groin.2. Hellstrom then shoots Hicox in turn and hits Bridget in the leg, who falls backward in her chair, while Hicox falls backward and returns fire at Hellstrom.3. Stiglitz then stands up and repeatedly stabs Hellstrom in the back of the head, pinning his head to the table.4. Wicki stands up and shoots Winnetou in the back at least twice.5. Beethoven shoots Stiglitz in the back.6. Mata Hari shoots Wicki in the stomach.7. Stiglitz turns and shoots Beethoven four times in the torso and then also shoots Edgar Wallace in the heart, killing them both.8. Wicki shoots Mata Hari in the heart.9. Eric shoots Stiglitz with a double-barreled shotgun, killing him. [Note: this is the only shot that isn't definitive as there is an extreme close-up of Eric while he takes aim, but when there is a wide shot of him, he appears to be aiming in Stiglitz' direction. It was theorized he was shooting at the Germans, but Wicki wouldn't have shot him if that was so].10. Wicki shoots Eric in the head.11. Wilhelm blindly guns down Wicki and Mathilda with his MP40 submachine gun. [The way the final shot is filmed, it's possible Wilhelm also shot Mata Hari in the back, or it could have just been editing of Wicki finishing him off.]12. After Wilhelm agrees to surrender to the Basterds, Bridget retrieves Hicox's pistol and fires four shots at Wilhelm, hitting him at least twice in the chest, killing him.
Q
Why did Col. Landa let Shosanna escape?
A
Viewers have suggested that (1) Landa (Christoph Waltz) admired Shosanna's will for survival, (2) the distance between them was too great for an accurate shot, (3) Landa wanted her to spread the rumors of him being "The Jew Hunter", (4) he had no doubt that he could track her down at a later time, and (5) he didn't want to shoot her in the back (mentioned in the script, but left out of the movie). In the 'Cannes Cut', he informs his soldiers that she will freeze to death anyway in the coming winter.
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