“Inglourious Basterds,” Quentin Tarantino’s WWII propaganda film re-imagined, raked in an estimated $14,350,000 in its opening night, sending it well on its way to recouping costs in its $70 million budget. “Inglourious Basterds,” a dark comedy western of sorts, is a fairy tale that opens with the line “Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France…” It depicts the violent struggle of resistance and hope in Nazi-occupied France as told from the perspectives of courageous Americans, Brits, French and Germans.
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, “Inglorious Basterds” stars Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christopher Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fastbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl, and Jacky Ido, with an appearance by Mike Myers,