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-ray 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