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Quentin Tarantino (written by)
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Release Date:
21 August 2009 (USA) more
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Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France... more
Plot:
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 19 wins & 19 nominations more
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Tarantino and His Italian Critics more (871 total)
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Also Known As:
Inglorious Bastards (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality.
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153 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Quentin Tarantino intended for this to be as much a war film as a spaghetti western, and considered titling the movie "Once Upon a Time in Nazi-Occupied France". He gave that title instead to the first chapter of the film. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Lt. Hicox says "And seeing as I might be rapping on the door momentarily", he uses "momentarily" in the sense of "in a moment". In the British English of the time, "momentarily" would have exclusively meant "for a moment", so he would not have used that word. more
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Lt. Aldo Raine: Every German we meet wearing a Nazi uniform... they're gunna die. more
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References Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) more
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L'INCONTRO CON LA FIGLIA more

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122 out of 225 people found the following review useful.
Tarantino and His Italian Critics, 4 October 2009
6/10
Author: claudiaeilcinema from Italy

You should hear the Italian critics talking about Tarantino and "Inglorious Bastards". They run out of superlatives. One of them last night actually shouted "Tarantino is my God". Wow! I, personally, suspect that Tarantino is the result of a generation of TV and bad (now cult) exploitation movies. I enjoy him, don't get me wrong, but I'm not shouting miracle when I still have "The Great Escape", for instance, so fresh in my mind. "Inglorious Basterds" more than any of the other Tarantino films is all about appearances. There is nothing underneath other than references to other movies. Nothing wrong with that in fact I like it but I refuse to treat Quentin Tarantino as a sort of Deity. I can't buy it. I think he should be placed exactly where he belongs among the best of his kind but what kind is that? Never mind, it works. Italian critics who are so prepared to destroy their own - you should read some of the reviews for "Baaria" - are prepared to fall to their knees in front of Tarantino. This are the same critics that last year, the year of "Milk", "Slumdog Millionaire" "Edge Of Heaven", The Wrestler" etc, gave the David de Donatello Award for best picture to "Grand Torino" I want to make sure that I'm making my point clearly. "Inglorious Bastards" is a terrific comedy with most of Tarantino's trademark tricks in place. You'll have a great time with Brad Pitt and an incredible Christoph Waltz as the ultimate Nazi villain but don't expect a masterpiece as declared by some critics. That kind of review damages the film and me the spectator. It forces something on me. As if I was suppose to feel the same otherwise there is something wrong with me. No. I liked it, I recommend it for what it is. Period.

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