The Inglorious Bastards (1978): Cast & Plot
The Inglorious Bastards is a 1978 war adventure film starring Roberto Messina as American Prisoner, Enzo G. Castellari and Rocco Lerro. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Film Concorde
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Inglorious Bastards About?
The premise of The Inglorious Bastards without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in wartime Europe, a ragtag band of American soldiers headed for a military prison is suddenly caught in a German artillery barrage. They flee toward the Swiss border, but before reaching safety they volunteer for a dangerous assignment by the French Resistance: to steal a V‑2 rocket warhead. The covert operation drags them deep into the heart of occupied German territory.
The Inglorious Bastards Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- american
- nazi
- shootout
- skinny dipping
- american army
- cult film
- world war two
- grindhouse film
- female frontal nudity
- exploding train
- train crash
- gun
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- gun battle
- carnage
- blood splatter
- blood
- explosion
- war violence
- falling in love
- nude with a gun
- female nudity
- commando raid
- air attack
- death
- eurowar
- female full frontal nudity
- nudity
- group
- 1940s
- swashbuckler adventure
- prisoner
- fight
- murder
- france
- escape
- ss officer
- mustache
- wehrmacht
- cigarette smoking
- urination
- female rear nudity
- brutality
- pistol
- fistfight
- exit wound
- spontaneous human combustion
- assault rifle
- slow motion scene
- german army
- french resistance
The Inglorious Bastards Cast & Characters
Roberto Messina leads the cast as American Prisoner, with Enzo G. Castellari as German Mortar Officer and Rocco Lerro as German Roadblock Guard.
- Roberto Messina as American Prisoner
- Enzo G. Castellari as German Mortar Officer
- Rocco Lerro as German Roadblock Guard
- Massimo Ciprari as German Officer on Train
Also Starring in The Inglorious Bastards
· 33 more- Bryan Rostron German Scientist
- Gerard Schwartz German Telephone Operator
- Massimo Vanni French Resistance
- Franco Ukmar French Resistance / American Commando
- Jackie Basehart Berle
- Fred Williamson Pvt. Fred Canfield
- Michael Pergolani Nick
- Bo Svenson Lt. Robert Yeager
- Peter Hooten Tony
- Ian Bannen Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
- Debra Berger Nicole
- Giuseppe Marrocco German Officer
- Donald O'Brien SS Officer
- Michel Constantin Veronique
- Milla Johansson Naked German woman with machine-gun (uncredited)
- Armando Tortorici Partisian (uncredited)
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- Angelo Ragusa French Resistance
- Mauro Vestri French Resistance
- Settimio Scacco French Resistance (uncredited)
- Raimund Harmstorf Adolf Sachs
- Joshua Sinclair Prison Escort Sergeant
- Bill Vanders German Officer on Train
- Peter Boom German Officer on Train
- Clemente Ukmar Prisoner
- Manfred Freyberger S.S. Convoy Officer
- Enrico Cesaretti German Officer on Train
- Claudio Zucchet
- Attilio Pelegatti German Officer on Train
- Franz Colangeli German Officer on Train
- Mike Morris General Hauser
- Vito Fornari S.S. Officer
- Flavio Andreini Examination Corporal
- Roberto Sbarigia German Mortar Officer
The Inglorious Bastards Plot Summary
What happens in The Inglorious Bastards from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In France in 1944, a group of five American prisoners faces a harsh fate: Berle, Jackie Basehart, Nick Colasanti, Michael Pergolani, Pvt. Fred Canfield, Fred Williamson (nicknamed “Assassin”), Tony, Peter Hooten, and Lt. Robert Yeager, Bo Svenson, are sentenced to death and shipped to a prisoners’ camp near the Ardennes. The long journey through a war-torn Europe and the looming threat of execution weigh heavily on the men, who come from sharply different backgrounds but share a single, dangerous goal: survive.
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The Inglorious Bastards Also Known As
29 alternative titles, including “G.I. Bro” and “Deadly Mission”.
- Also known as
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- G.I. Bro
- Deadly Mission
- Inglorious Bastards - Ein Haufen verwegener Hunde
- Counterfeit Commandos
- Hell's Heroes
- Οι Ήρωες Δεν Κοιμούνται Ποτέ
- Commando Bastards
- Æreløse slyngler
- Assalto ao Trem Blindado
- Aquel maldito tren blindado
- 雜牌敢死隊
- V2로켓 폭파작전
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- 死亡出击
- 地獄のバスターズ
- Ein Haufen verwegener Hunde
- Une poignée de salopards
- Бесславные ублюдки
- O Expresso Blindado da S.S. Nazista
- Az az átkozott páncélvonat
- Σαμποτέρ Χωρίς Δόξα
- Æresløse slyngler
- Bohaterowie z piekła
- 戴罪立功
- Ten prokletý obrněný vlak
- 5 เดนนรก
- 엘리트 특공대
- Định Mệnh
- Panssarijunalla helvettiin
- Fedailer Alayı
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The Inglorious Bastards FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Inglorious Bastards, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Inglorious Bastards?
The Inglorious Bastards runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was The Inglorious Bastards released?
The Inglorious Bastards was released on February 8, 1978.
Who is in the cast of The Inglorious Bastards?
The Inglorious Bastards stars Roberto Messina as American Prisoner, Enzo G. Castellari as German Mortar Officer and Rocco Lerro as German Roadblock Guard, among 37 credited actors.
Does The Inglorious Bastards have a post-credit scene?
No. The Inglorious Bastards has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Inglorious Bastards in?
The original language of The Inglorious Bastards is Italian.
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