During World War II, a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, become known as "The Basterds." They are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish woman who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. A plot is set in motion to kill the Nazis at the theater's movie premier, including Adolph Hitler.
MPAA rating: R; for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality.
Universal Pictures and The Weinstein Company presents A Band Apart, Zehnte Babelsberg Film, Visiona Romantica production ; produced by Lawrence Bender ; written by Quentin Tarantino ; directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl, Til Schweiger, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Denis Menochet, Mike Myers, Rod Taylor, Martin Wuttke, Gedeon Burkhard.
Edited by Sally Menke ; casting by Johanna Ray, Jenny Jue, Simone Bar, Olivier Carbone ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard ; production designer, David Wasco ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; associate producer, Pilar Savone ; co-producers, Henning Molfenter, Carl L. Woebcken, Cristoph Fisser.
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (French, Spanish)
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
