Inglourious Basterds (R)
synopsis
"Inglourious Basterds" begins in German-occupied France, where 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.
details
Action/Adventure, Drama
2 hr. 32 min.
Opened August 21st, 2009
MovieGoer Review
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Set in occupied France during the waning days of World War II, Inglourious Basterds jumps back and forth between different storylines over the course of several chapters before bringing them together for one int... MORE
synopsis
"Inglourious Basterds" begins in German-occupied France, where 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.
details
Action/Adventure, Drama
2 hr. 32 min.
Opened August 21st, 2009
MovieGoer Review
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Set in occupied France during the waning days of World War II, Inglourious Basterds jumps back and forth between different storylines over the course of several chapters before bringing them together for one int... MORE
