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In German-occupied France, Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. 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 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 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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| Also Known As: |
Inglorious Bastards
Inglorious Youth
Inglourious Basterds
Untitled (A Band Apart/Quentin Tarantino WWII drama)
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
Set in Nazi-occupied France where American soldiers, French peasants, French resistance and Nazi occupiers all collide. |
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| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Drama, Adaptation, Politics/Religion and War |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 32 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 21st, 2009 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
The Weinstein Company, Universal Pictures
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| Production Co.: |
Lawrence Bender Productions, Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH
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| Studios: |
The Weinstein Company, Universal Pictures
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| Financiers: |
Funding: Deutscher Filmfoerderfonds (DFFF)
Co-Financier: The Weinstein Company, Universal Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$116,947,000 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Paris, France
Saxony, Germany
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| Produced in: |
Germany |
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