Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds Inglourious Basterds Country USA Germany Directed by Quentin Tarantino Release Date 2009 Language English French German Studio A Band Apart Zehnte Babelsberg Main Cast Character Actor Lt. Aldo Raine Brad Pitt Col. Hans Landa Christoph Waltz Lt. Archie Hicox Michael Fassbender Shosanna Mélanie Laurent S/Sgt. Donny Donowitz Eli Roth Fredrick Zoller Daniel Brühl

Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 World War II film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, and Eli Roth. His eighth feature, Tarantino had started writing this film's screenplay in 1998, but had put it off to make Kill Bill when he couldn't come with an ending. Although the title is similar to the film The Inglorious Bastards, the two films have little in common aside from the World War II setting and cameos by director Enzo G. Castellari and actor Bo Svenson. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture and Christoph Waltz received the award for Best Supporting Actor.

The following weapons were used in the film Inglourious Basterds:

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Handguns

Walther P38

SD Standartenfuhrer Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz), Gestapo Maj. Hellstrom (August Diehl) and several other German officers carry Walther P38 pistols. At the end, Landa hands his to Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), who fires it himself. During the Nadine tavern gunfight, Hellstrom fires a P38 as do other German soldiers in the bar and Cpl. Wilhelm Wicki (Gedeon Burkhard), one of the "basterds".

Walther P38 - 9x19mm

"Au revoir, Shoshanna!" Landa aims his P38 at Shosanna as she runs away from the LaPadite home.

Hellstrom draws his P38 on Hicox inside the tavern.

Hellstrom keeps his P38 on Hicox even as Hicox and Stiglitz pull PPKs on him.

The German female/Beethoven (Petra Hartung) in the tavern fires her Walther P38.

Wicki with his P38 during the tavern shootout.

Another German soldier (Ken Duken) in the tavern fires his Walther P38.

Landa hands his Walther P38 to Lt. Aldo Raine.

Walther PPK

When disguised as an SS Hauptshturmfuhrer, British Lt. Archie Hicox (Michael Fassbender) carries a Walther PPK. During the same part of Operation Kino, Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger) disguises himself as a Obersturmfuhrer (Lieutenant First Class) and packs his own PPK. Both men end up aiming their pistols at Gestapo Maj. Hellstrom. After the gunfight in the Nadine tavern, Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) picks up Hicox's PPK and fires it.

Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)

Lt. Hicox aims his PPK at Hellstrom.

"Say 'auf wiedersehen' to your Nazi balls!" Stiglitz sticks his PPK into Hellstrom's lap.

Hicox and Stiglitz fire their PPKs at each other's crotches.

Stiglitz and the female German shoot each other in the tavern. This shot is rather curious, since the female German shoots Stiglitz only once, and here he is shown with multiple bullet wounds. (The other bullets may have been ricochets).

Bridget fires a Walther PPK.

Luger P08

As Lt. Raine "debriefs" Bridget by pressing his index finger into her leg wound, Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth) holds his Luger P08 on her. Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl), as a German private, carries a Luger as his issued sidearm and arms himself with it while attending the premiere of "Nation's Pride". Several characters (including the Basterds) have Luger holsters on their belts.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Donny holds his Luger on Bridget.

Donny keeps his Luger on Bridget as she talks to Lt. Raine.

Zoller draws his Luger on Shosanna.

Zoller's Luger.

FN Model 1905 or Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket

Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) prepares for trouble at the premiere of "Nation's Pride" by loading a small automatic pistol and keeping it in her purse, eventually drawing and firing it. This is most probably either a FN Model 1905 or a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket. The two pistols are virtually identical, coming from the same design by John Browning which he sold to FN Herstal in Belgium and Colt in the USA. They are most easily distinguished by the grip designs and logos, but as the grips of Shosanna's pistol are never seen clearly enough to identify, her pistol could be either the FN 1905 or Colt 1908, or one of the many FN 1905 imitations made by firearms manufacturers across Europe.

FN Model 1905 - .25 ACP

Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket - .25 ACP

Shosanna loads her pistol's magazine.

Shosanna loads the magazine into the pistol.

Shosanna draws the pistol.

Shosanna aims her pistol.

Shotguns

Sawed-Off O/U shotgun

When the "basterds" break Stiglitz out of custody from a Berlin jail, Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth) carries a sawed-off over/under shotgun, using it to shoot a German soldier guarding Stiglitz. It is best seen on a promotional image (seen in the Discussion section of this article).

Sawn-off Browning Over/Under shotgun - 12 Gauge

Donny shoots a German guarding Stiglitz.

Double Barreled Shotgun

Eric (Christian Berkel), the owner of the tavern in Nadine, keeps a hammerless double-barreled shotgun behind the bar, firing it when the gunfight begins.

Baikal Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge.

Eric slowly reaches for his shotgun behind the bar.

Eric fires his shotgun as Wicki shoots at him. Note Stiglitz's knife in Major Hellstrom's neck.

Unless those were rounds from other firearms (which is doubtful, since the rounds aimed at him are from an angle and not perpendicular to the table), there is no way the shotgun was able to spread the pellets that much at that close of range. This shot was only in the trailer and not in the final cut.

Submachine Guns

MP40

Many German soldiers and guards throughout the film are seen with MP40s. Many of the "Basterds" use MP40s as well, including S/Sgt. Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth), PFC Smithson Utivich (B.J. Novak), PFC Omar Ulmer (Omar Doom), PFC Gerold Hirschberg (Samm Levine), and Oberfeldwebel Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger). Wilhelm (Alexander Fehling), another Oberfeldwebel, gets ahold of an MP40 during the Nadine tavern gunfight.

MP40 9x19mm

German soldiers with Landa fire their MP40s into the floor of Perrier LaPadite's home.

Cpl. Wicki slashes the throat of a German soldier holding an MP40.

Wilhelm fires a blast from the MP40 in the Nadine tavern.

Wilhelm aims an MP40 at the stairs. His empty MP40, which he had used in the previous screencap, is seen next to him.

Wilhelm aims his MP40 at Bridget.

Hirschberg, Stiglitz, and Donny fire MP40s at a group of German soldiers. Stiglitz is holding his sideways so that the recoil fans the MP40 out, creating a spread effect. This technique is often used with the Thompson.

Omar and Donny fire their MP40s at Shoshanna's theater.

Omar guns down Francesca Mondino (Julie Dreyfus). Note how the squib in the wall is exploding almost perpendicular to where he is shooting.

Omar fires an MP40. Note the ejected shell next to his head.

Donny fires an MP40.

M1928/M1928A1 Thompson

Some of the American soldiers in "Nation's Pride" carry M1928/M1928A1 Thompsons.

M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP

M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, made famous through countless classic gangster movies.

An American fires his Thompson in "Nation's Pride".

An American aims his Thompson in "Nation's Pride".

M3 Grease Gun

Some of the American soldiers in "Nation's Pride" carry M3 Grease Guns.

M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.

An American fires his M3 Grease Gun in "Nation's Pride".

Rifles/Carbines

M1 Garand

As the "Basterds" are first assembled, M1 Garand rifles are seen slung over the shoulders of Wilhelm Wicki (Gedeon Burkhard), Smithson Utivich (B.J. Novak), PFC Andy Kagan (Paul Rust), PFC Michael Zimmerman (Michael Bacall), PFC Simon Sakowitz (Carlos Fidel), PFC Omar Ulmer (Omar Doom), and PFC Gerold Hirschberg (Samm Levine). They are also seen wielded by some of the American soldiers in the film-within-a-film "Nation's Pride".

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

As Lt. Raine addresses the "basterds", an M1 Garand is slung over Utivich's shoulder

Lt. Raine addresses the "basterds" with M1s over their shoulders.

Wicki, Utivich, two "basterds", Ulmer, another basterd, and Hirschberg.

A soldier in "Nation's Pride" is shot while holding an M1 Garand.

A soldier fires an M1 Garand at Zoller in "Nation's Pride".

Karabiner 98k

Some of the "basterds", including Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), Wilhelm Wicki (Gedeon Burkhard), and PFC Gerold Hirschberg (Samm Levine) carry German Karabiner 98k rifles, most likely taken from German troops they captured and killed. Raine's Karabiner has "Inglourious Basterds" carved into the butt. In the propaganda film-within-a-film "Nation's Pride", Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl) fires a Karabiner 98k. With trick editing in "Nation's Pride" (presumably to make the single German soldier appear like a "superhero" to the German audiences), Zoller's bolt-action Karabiner is made to appear to fire semi-automatic shots.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

"Inglourious Basterds", as seen on Raine's Karabiner 98k.

Hirschberg holds a Karabiner 98k on the captured German soldiers.

Wicki aims his Karabiner 98k.

Wicki holds the Karabiner 98k as he translates for Raine.

In "Nation's Pride", Zoller (playing himself) fires the Karabiner 98k.

Zoller pulls the bolt on his K98 in "Nation's Pride" (one of the rare times the film-within-a-film doesn't show the rifle firing semi-automatic rather than bolt-action).

M1 Carbine

Some of the American soldiers in "Nation's Pride" carry M1 Carbines.

World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine

An American soldier with his M1 Carbine in "Nation's Pride".

Machine Guns

MG42

Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger) carries an MG42 during his first scene at the ambush on the Nazis.

MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92mm Mauser

Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger) holds the MG42 in a promotional still.

Hugo Stiglitz with his MG42.

Hirschberg runs with the MG42 (this shot was only in the trailer and not in the final cut.)

Other

OSS pistol glove

Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth) and Omar Ulmer (Omar Doom) each use a .38-caliber short-range OSS Pistol Glove when assassinating the two guards outside the German high command. As in real life, these weapons are loaded with a .38 round and punched into the target to fire it.

OSS Pistol Glove.

Donny shows Omar one of the OSS pistol gloves.

Donny loads a .38-caliber round into the OSS pistol glove.

Omar with the OSS pistol glove on his hand.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

A Model 24 Stielhandgranate is seen near a dead German.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

A Model 24 Stielhandgranate near the edge of the frame.

Nation's Pride (Stolz der Nation)

Nation's Pride (1944)

Nation's Pride (Stolz der Nation) is the film-within-a-film in Inglourious Basterds, directed by Eli Roth (as German director Alois von Eichberg.) Although in Inglourious Basterds the film is described as requiring at least four reels, which would imply a running time of at least 44-48 minutes, the film is actually only a little over six minutes, five without the opening credits. The film features a cameo by Bo Svenson, star of the original The Inglorious Bastards as an American colonel who is reluctant to destroy the ancient tower occupied by Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl). The entire film (all 6:10 of it) and an accompanying making-of featurette, starring Roth, Brühl, Sylvester Groth and Julie Dreyfus in character, are included in home video copies.

The following firearms were used in the film Nation's Pride (Stolz der Nation):

Karabiner 98k

Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl) uses a Karabiner 98k to defend a tower.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Zoller prepares for the American assault. Note that his bolt isn't fully closed.

M1 Carbine

American troops are seen with M1 Carbines.

World War II Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine

M1 Garand

American troops are seen with M1 Garands.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

An American is shot in the eye. This, and the baby carriage, are homages to Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin.

M3 Grease Gun

American troops are seen with M3 Grease Guns.

M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.

Although the right side of the M3 is never seen, this shot shows the shorter dust cover of the original M3 rather than the M3A1.

M1928/M1928A1 Thompson

American troops are seen with M1928/M1928A1 Thompsons.

M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP

M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, made famous through countless classic gangster movies.

This Thompson is equipped with the forward pistol grip, but with the simplified rear sight.

M1911A1

American troops are seen with M1911s.

World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1

The American in the middle with the ammo box with his M1911A1.