Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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Synopsis

Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie 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 ememy 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...




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Credits
Length: 148 min
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Release Date:  August 21, 2009
Starring: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, Samm Levine, B.J. Novak, Til Schweiger, Mike Myers, Cloris Leachman
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Produced by: Lawrence Bender, Quentin Tarantino
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
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