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The opening dairy farm sequence with Hans Landa

This is called one of the hardest picks the show has had: the movie is essentially five 20-to-30-minute scenes and holds three of a host's favorite scenes of the century. The nominees read out are the La Louisiane tavern with Fassbender, Kruger and Hellstrom; Landa at the dairy farm, the opening 20 minutes; Hickox meeting Fennec (as transcribed) and Churchill; Shoshana's strudel lunch with Goebbels and Landa, specifically her stifled cry when Landa leaves; and the Cat People scene of her putting on the makeup and the dress. Little Aldo is on the list, though his speech could be.

The introduction of the Bear Jew has to be on the list: Aldo's conversation with the German soldier, the bat knocking in the tunnel, the needle drop as Donnie Donowitz emerges, and the high laughter at the Boston accent, which is Eli Roth doing a Ted Williams impression; the hosts chant the Teddy ballgame and Lansdowne Street lines.

"Well, if this is it, old boy, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the kings"

Quotes are hard here for the same reason as scenes: the scenes are 20 minutes long and the quotes a paragraph long, people speaking pages of novelesque dialogue; one host grabbed few Landa lines because they are in German, while another has mostly Hans lines, having written the subtitles down in English rather than grabbing them off the internet, earning a 'Thanks, Dad'.

The film

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Drama

153 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Brad Pitt Lieutenant Aldo Raine , nicknamed "Aldo the Apache" due to his guerilla tactics and trademark of scalping Germans he defeats, is the battle-hardened commanding officer of the Basterds. Raine is a coal miner and bootlegger from the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee , : 499 where he fought against the Ku Klux Klan . He survived a lynching and is a descendant of Jim Bridger and the Bridger family . He was a member of the Devil's Brigade where he was trained in guerrilla warfare .
Mélanie Laurent Shosanna Dreyfus , a 23-year-old : 90, 186 French Jewish cinema owner whose family was murdered by Landa's men when she was 20 years old. Shosanna manages to escape due to luck and Landa's decision to not pursue her. : 90–91 Most of The Bride 's attributes in Tarantino's Kill Bill come from Tarantino's original development of Shosanna for Inglourious Basterds , on which he started to work before Kill Bill . Originally Shosanna, whom Tarantino described as a Jewish Joan of Arc , was an assassin who had a list of Germans she would cross off as she killed them. However, Tarantino instead switched her character attributes over to The Bride, later redeveloping Shosanna into the version who appears in the film. : 22:00–24:00
Christoph Waltz Standartenführer Hans Landa , an eloquent, cultured, multilingual but deeply ruthless Austrian SS officer who becomes an enemy of both Shosanna and the Basterds.
Eli Roth Sergeant Donny Donowitz , also known as "The Bear Jew", a brooding member and second in command of the Basterds who executes Germans with his baseball bat. In Tarantino's screenplay Donowitz is likened to Joshua : 167 and his bat to the sword of Gideon . : 170 Roth channeled actor Tony Curtis for his portrayal per Tarantino's direction. Donny is the father of Tarantino-created film producer Lee Donowitz ( Saul Rubinek ) who appeared in True Romance (1993). Adam Sandler was originally given the part but had to turn down the role due to scheduling issues with Judd Apatow 's Funny People (2009).
Michael Fassbender Lieutenant Archie Hicox, a British commando and former film critic who assists the Basterds on their mission in France. Hicox was patterned after actor George Sanders . Simon Pegg was originally given the part but had to turn down the role due to scheduling issues with Steven Spielberg 's The Adventures of Tintin (2011).
Diane Kruger Bridget von Hammersmark, a German film star turned spy for the United Kingdom . Tarantino based Hammersmark on Hungarian actress Ilona Massey . For her portrayal of the character Kruger was inspired by German actress Hildegard Knef .
Daniel Brühl Fredrick Zoller, a German army sniper whose story is made into a propaganda film . Tarantino created Zoller as a Nazi version of Audie Murphy . : 11:00–13:00
Til Schweiger Sergeant Hugo Stiglitz, a former German army soldier who murdered numerous Gestapo officers and is recruited by the Basterds.
B. J. Novak Smithson "Little Man" Utivich, a short and slightly built member of the Basterds unit.
Gedeon Burkhard Corporal Wilhelm Wicki, the Austrian -born, deadpan-humored translator of the Basterds unit.
Jacky Ido Marcel, Shosanna's lover and the projectionist at the cinema
Omar Doom Omar Ulmer, a member of the Basterds unit
Samm Levine Hirschberg, a member of the Basterds unit
August Diehl Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom, an intelligent German officer who is suspicious of Hicox.
Denis Ménochet Perrier LaPadite, a French farmer sheltering the Dreyfus family.
Sylvester Groth Joseph Goebbels
Martin Wuttke Adolf Hitler
Mike Myers General Ed Fenech, Hicox's superior officer.
Julie Dreyfus Francesca Mondino, Goebbels' French translator.
Richard Sammel Sergeant Rachtman
Alexander Fehling Master Sergeant Wilhelm
Rod Taylor Winston Churchill , who assists Fenech in briefing Hicox. This was Taylor's final film appearance before his death in 2015.
Sönke Möhring Private Butz
Paul Rust Andy Kagan, a member of the Basterds unit
Michael Bacall Michael Zimmerman, a member of the Basterds unit
Carlos Fidel Simon Sakowitz, a member of the Basterds unit
Ken Duken " Mata Hari " soldier
Christian Berkel Proprietor Eric
Léa Seydoux Charlotte LaPadite
Tina Rodriguez Julie LaPadite
Lena Friedrich Suzanne LaPadite
Jana Pallaske Babette
Rainer Bock General Schonherr, a member of the Oberkommando des Heeres
Michael Scheel General Frank, a member of the Oberkommando des Heeres
Hilmar Eichhorn Emil Jannings
Patrick Elias Jakob Dreyfus
Eva Löbau Miriam Dreyfus
Salvadore Brandt Bob Dreyfus
Jasper Linnewedel Amos Dreyfus
Volker Zack Michalowski " Edgar Wallace " soldier

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