So, though the story is completely fictional, the Basterds are pretty much based on some real-life groups that gave their lives to defeat the Nazis, like Nakam, the Jewish group devoted to killing or, as it's literally translated from Hebrew, "to avenge their people." However, Inglorious Basterds highlights the work of ...

Is Inglourious Basterds banned in Germany?

HOLLYWOOD – News came in last night that Germany have banned Quentin Tarantino's 2009 war film Inglourious Basterds citing 'numerous historical inaccuracies'. ... The director of Hostel at no point during the course of the Second World War assassinated Hitler and Goebbels.

Was Hans Landa a real person?

Standartenführer Hans Landa is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds. He is portrayed by Austrian actor Christoph Waltz.