Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson star in Enzo G Castellari's 1979 'macaroni combat' movie Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato (That Damn Armoured Train), aka Inglorious Bastards, which provided the title for Tarantino's latest Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Features
Brad Pitt as the leader of the Basterds Aldo Raine, named in homage to tough-guy actor Aldo Ray Photograph: PR
Til Schweiger as Hugo Stieglitz, the anomaly in the Basterds lineup of Nazi-hating Jewish-Americans in that he's a German officer Photograph: PR
Diane Kruger as Bridget von Hammersmark, the double agent helping the British to carry out their assassination plot against Hitler Photograph: PR
Daniel Bruhl as Fredrik Zoller, the stereotypical 'misguided' Nazi Photograph: PR
Sylvester Groth as Joseph Goebbels, the Reich minister of public enlightenment and propaganda whose latest film premiere brings the Nazi high command together Photograph: PR
Christophe Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa, aka the Jew Hunter, whose snooping skills stand in the way of the plot to kill Hitler Photograph: PR
Melanie Laurent as Shosanna, a Jewish girl who narrowly escapes execution Photograph: PR
Quentin Tarantino, seen here on the set of Inglorious Basterds, has given his film a score that is a mash-up of spaghetti western themes, 1970s funk and David Bowie's theme from Cat People Photograph: PR
Largely unknown actors – but they're Jewish Photograph: PR
