UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT UNLEASHES
THE SENSATIONALLY-ENTERTAINING, WILDLY-ACCLAIMED
ACTION EVENT OF THE YEAR!
FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR QUENTIN TARANTINO
STARRING BRAD PITT
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
“The Most Entertaining Movie Of The Ye ar.”– Larry King
Two-Disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and Two-Disc Special Edition DVD
Available for a Limited Time Only With Digital Copy
Just in Time for the Holidays on December 15, 2009
Universal City, California, October 20, 2009 – Cinematic icon and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino (Kill
Bill Vols. 1 & 2, Pulp Fiction) helms one of the most audaciously inventive, eagerly-anticipated films of
the year, Inglourious Basterds, coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD on December 15, 2009 from
Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award® nominee Brad Pitt (The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button, Burn After Reading) in an audacious, adrenaline-packed, high-octane World War II
revenge fantasy, Inglourious Basterds has been hailed as one of Tarantino’s most stylish and
entertaining films to date. From its deceptively bucolic opening scenes to its incendiary final moments,
Inglourious Basterds delivers a heady combination of fact and fantasy that never fails to surprise.
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds is available on
Two-Disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def, Two-Disc DVD Special Edition, Single-Disc DVD and download to
own. Both the Blu-ray™ and Two-Disc Special Edition DVD come with a Digital Copy of the film
for a limited time only just in time for the holiday season and over 90 minutes of startling and
engrossing behind-the-scenes bonus features.
Brad Pitt shines as the bodacious American commander of a lethal team of Jewish-American soldiers
known as “The Basterds” - whose exploits in occupied France strike terror in the hearts of the German
rank and file and enrage the German High Command. The acclaimed cast also includes Christoph
Waltz, who was named Best Actor at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for his unforgettable performance
as a charming but cunning Nazi officer, B.J. Novak (“The Office”), Diane Kruger (National Treasure),
Eli Roth (director of Hostel), Mélanie Laurent (Paris), and Michael Fassbender (The Bourne Ultimatum).
In addition, notable veteran guest stars including Mike Myers (Austin Powers), Rod Taylor (The Birds),
Julie Dreyfus, (Kill Bill Vol. 1) and others contribute to this larger-than-life story that mixes pulp and
propaganda in Tarantino’s inimitable way.
Inglourious Basterds is priced at $39.98 SRP for Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray™, $34.98 SRP for
Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and $29.98 SRP for Single Disc DVD. Preorder close is November 3,
2009.
BONUS FEATURES
All three editions of Inglourious Basterds include:
• Extended & Alternate Scenes
• Nation’s Pride – The film within the film Inglourious Basterds can be seen it its entirety
• Domestic and International Trailers
Both the Two-Disc Special Edition and Blu-ray™ also come with:
• Roundtable Discussion with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and film historian/critic
Elvis Mitchell
• The Making of Nation’s Pride
• The Original Inglorious Bastards - a salute to the original 1978 film
• A Conversation with veteran actor Rod Taylor
• Rod Taylor on Victoria Bitters, the Australian beer
• Quentin Tarantino’s Camera Angel
• Hi Sallys – Gag Reel
• Film Poster Gallery Tour with Elvis Mitchell
• Inglourious Basterds Poster Gallery
• Digital Copy of Inglourious Basterds
In addition to the above features, the Inglourious Basterds Blu-ray™ Hi-Def release includes:
• BD-Live™— Access the BD-Live™ Center with your Internet-connected player to download
the latest trailers, host a chat with your buddies, upload your own webcam commentary, and
more!
SYNOPSIS
In the first year of the German occupation of France, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses
the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). 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 American soldiers
to perform swift, shocking acts of retribution. Later 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 marquis,
where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own....
Employing pulp and propaganda in equal measure, Quentin Tarantino's INGLOURIOUS
BASTERDS weaves together the infamous, oppressed, real and larger-than-life stories of WWII.
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CAST AND FILMMAKERS
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Screenplay By: Quentin Tarantino
Produced By: Lawrence Bender
Director of Photography: Robert Richardson
Editor: Sally Menke
Production Designer: David Wasco
Costumes By: Anna B. Sheppard
Cast: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Mike
Meyers, Daniel Bruhl, Til Schweiger, Gideon Burkhard, Jacky Ido, B.J. Novak, Omar Doom, August
Diehl, Rod Taylor
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Two-Disc Blu-rayTM Hi-Def Special Edition
Street Date: December 15, 2009
Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61108483
Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality
Technical Info: English HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish and French DTS Surround 5.1, English SDH,
French and Spanish Subtitles
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Two-Disc DVD Special Edition
Street Date: December 15, 2009
Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 6110154
Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes
Layers: DVD-9
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality
Technical Info: English DTS Dolby Digital 5.1, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English SDH,
French and Spanish Subtitles
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Single-Disc DVD
Street Date: December 15, 2009
Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61108380
Running Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes
Layers: DVD-9
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality
Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English SDH,
French and Spanish Subtitles
