Shocking Movie Ending "Inglourious Basterds"
Channel: FOGG CINEMA
Date: 2023-08-01

Quentin Tarantino's gleefully inaccurate take on the WWII thriller was nominated for eight Academy Awards, with Christoph Waltz taking home the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of the film's unforgettable villain Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa. He joined an ensemble cast including Michael Fassbender, Daniel Brühl and Brad Pitt, the leader of the Nazi-killing U.S. outfit the film is named after. First Lieutenant Aldo "The Apache" Raine (Pitt) and his Basterds go on the hunt for Nazi scalps, machine-gunning Hitler himself to pieces in the process, though the one German Raine cannot kill is Landa. After striking a deal with the top brass, the Jew Hunter is afforded his freedom in the States, though Aldo doesn't let him slide that easily. With the film all but wrapped up, Pitt pulls out his knife and proceeds to carve a Swastika into Waltz's forehead in a shockingly gory close-up.