A Brief History of World War II Movies

Inglourious Basterds Brad Pitt Quentin Tarantino World War II movies
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Inglourious Basterds, 2009
Quentin Tarantino's new movie (the title is inspired by the 1978 Italian film The Inglorious Bastards) finds Brad Pitt leading his crew of American and German Jews on a Nazi killing spree. It's a far cry from the early days of WWII cinema...

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