Released: 13th January 2025. ONCE UPON A TIME… IN NAZI OCCUPIED FRANCE
One of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time harnesses the power of cinema itself to rewrite history in this electrifying WWII thriller.
Narrowly escaping the massacre of her entire family by the SS, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) flees to Paris and forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Meanwhile, a guerilla band of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), are waging a bloody war of attrition behind enemy lines but Europe remains beneath Nazi bootheels. Believing themselves unstoppable, the leaders of the Third Reich assemble in Paris for the premiere of propaganda epic Nation’s Pride. The location? Shosanna’s cinema. With all the rotten eggs in one basket, “The Basterds” join forces with British Commando Lt. Archie Hicox (Michael Fassbender) and German film star/undercover allied agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) to infiltrate the premiere. Their plan? Blow up the basket…
Brim-filled with shocking violence, thrilling action and excruciating suspense, Inglourious Basterds was a box office smash around the world garnering eight Academy Award™ (2009) nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, with Christoph Waltz winning Best Supporting Actor for his star-making turn as the chilling SS Col. Hans Landa. Witness the war as it might have been in this stunning new edition, packed with explosive extras!
2 DISC LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
Limited edition ‘Operation Kino’ packaging with new art by Dare Creative
60-page ‘Films & Filmmakers’ collector’s book with writing by film critics Dennis Cozzalio and Bill Ryan
Double-sided fold-out poster
Replica Nation’s Pride Premiere programme booklet
La Louisianne beermat
3 postcard sized double-sided art cards
Strudel recipe card
Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative
DISC 1 – FEATURE
High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by film critic and author Tim Lucas
DISC 2 – EXTRAS
What Would Sally Do?, a new interview with editor Fred Raskin
Blood Fiction, a new interview with special make-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero
Doomstruck, a new interview with actor Omar Doom
Making it Right, a new visual essay by film critic Walter Chaw, author of A Walter Hill Film
Film History on Fire, a new visual essay by film scholar Pamela Hutchinson, author of BFI Film Classics Pandora’s Box
Filmmaking in Occupied France, a new interview with film scholar Christine Leteux, author of Continental Films: French Cinema Under German Control
Extended and alternate scenes
Nation’s Pride
The Making of Nation’s Pride, an archival featurette
Roundtable Discussion, an archival interview with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and Elvis Mitchell
The Original Inglorious Bastards, archival featurette
A Conversation with Rod Taylor, archival featurette
Rod Taylor on Victoria Bitter, archival featurette
Quentin Tarantino’s Camera Angel, archival featurette
Hi Sallys, archival featurette
Film Poster Gallery Tour with Elvis Mitchell, archival featurette
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