Inglorious Bastards (1977 film)

Infobox Film
name = Inglorious Bastards


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caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Enzo G. Castellari
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writer = Sandro Continenza
Sergio Grieco /a.o.
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starring = Bo Svenson
Peter Hooten
Fred Williamson
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released = 1977
runtime = 99 min.
country = Italy
language = Italian / English
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amg_id = 1:96554
imdb_id = 0076584

"Inglorious Bastards" ("Quel maledetto treno blindato") is a 1977 Italian war movie directed by Enzo G. Castellari, written by Sandro Continenza, Sergio Grieco, Franco Marotta, Romano Migliorini, & Laura Toscano, and starring Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten, Fred Williamson, Michael Pergolani, and Jackie Basehart. It was released in 1977. The film score was written by Francesco De Masi.

The title literally translates to "That damned armored train".

Plot

"Inglorious Bastards" is an Italian made cash-in on Robert Aldrich's "The Dirty Dozen". Set in Europe during World War II, a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions, ranging from desertion to murder. While they're being transported, a German air attack hits the convoy, killing most of the MPs and enabling five of the prisoners to escape.

The group decides their best bet is to head to neutral Switzerland, where they can avoid the fighting and prison. As they make their way to what they think will be freedom, they end up volunteering for a commando mission to steal the new prototype gyroscope for the Nazi V2 with help of the French Underground. Somehow the team must sneak onto the most heavily guarded train in German territory, steal the Nazis' most precious military hardware, and bring it back to the Allies without getting arrested again by their own side.

Releases and alterations

* The original working title was "Bastardi senza gloria" (Inglorious Bastards).
* The film was released in the United States as "Inglorious Bastards", also the title of a forthcoming remake [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i28e0d4f79910107210dd66837a781b0d Quentin Tarantino preps 'Bastards' ] ] by Quentin Tarantino."
* Also issued as "Hell's Heroes" and as "Deadly Mission" on home video.
* The American success of the blaxploitation genre led distributors to reedit this film and distribute it as "G.I. Bro"--in that version, scenes have been cut as to make Fred Williamson the lead character. The tagline on this version was "If you're a kraut, he'll take you out!"
* The reissue title for this film was "Counterfeit Commandos".
* Severin Films released a 3-Disc set that features: a newly remastered transfer of the film; an interview with Quentin Tarantino and director Enzo G. Castellari; trailers; a tour of shooting locations; a documentary on the making of the film with interviews with Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Enzo G. Castellari and a CD with the soundtrack.

External links

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* [http://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Inglorious_Bastards Quel maledetto treno blindato at the Grindhouse Cinema Database]

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