Tarantino takes German treasure from Troy to the Basterds

Tarantino takes German treasure from Troy to the Basterds: "

LOS ANGELES, Aug 19 — When filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was looking for a German actress to play a 1940s German screen siren-turned-spy in his movie “Inglorious Basterds”, Diane Kruger knew she was perfect for the part.

After all, she thought, who better to play a German movie star working in France than a German actress like herself who was living in France?

Basterds”, which debuts in the United States in two days time, follows a group of Jewish American soldiers, led by Brad Pitt’s Lt. Aldo Raine, on a mission to take down the Third Reich.

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