Inglourious Basterds - A Real Pro- Set Up by Tarantino from Cannes
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). (more...) 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 enemy 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...
Release date: Aug. 21, 2009
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Actors: Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Bj Novak, Mike Myers, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Til Schweiger, Melanie Laurent
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Producers: Erica Steinberg, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein (less)