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| Tarantino wows UK premiere crowds | Tarantino wows UK premiere crowds |
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| Director Quentin Tarantino has hit the red carpet in London for the UK premiere of his World War II epic Inglourious Basterds. | Director Quentin Tarantino has hit the red carpet in London for the UK premiere of his World War II epic Inglourious Basterds. |
| He was joined by actors from the film, Diane Kruger and Christoph Waltz, while singer Rihanna and actor Mickey Rourke were among the VIP guests. | |
| The film's star, Brad Pitt - who attended the world premiere at Cannes - did not make an appearance. | The film's star, Brad Pitt - who attended the world premiere at Cannes - did not make an appearance. |
| Inglourious Basterds will be released in the UK and the US on 21 August. | Inglourious Basterds will be released in the UK and the US on 21 August. |
| "Frankly this is overwhelming," Tarantino said of the screaming fans in Leicester Square. | "Frankly this is overwhelming," Tarantino said of the screaming fans in Leicester Square. |
| "I'm very proud of this," he said. | "I'm very proud of this," he said. |
| 'Proud' | 'Proud' |
| "I can't wait to see what the audience thinks of it." | "I can't wait to see what the audience thinks of it." |
| The film was a contender for this year's Palme d'Or, the main prize at Cannes Film Festival. | The film was a contender for this year's Palme d'Or, the main prize at Cannes Film Festival. |
| Diane Kruger was keen to play a different kind of World War II role | Diane Kruger was keen to play a different kind of World War II role |
| Christoph Waltz won best actor at Cannes for playing an SS officer in the violent saga. | Christoph Waltz won best actor at Cannes for playing an SS officer in the violent saga. |
| He told the BBC that acting the part was easy. | He told the BBC that acting the part was easy. |
| "[The roles] practically play themselves. Quentin wrote it. It's all on the page and that was such a liberating thing," he said. | "[The roles] practically play themselves. Quentin wrote it. It's all on the page and that was such a liberating thing," he said. |
| The film tells the story of a crack group of Jewish-American soldiers stalking Nazis in occupied France. | The film tells the story of a crack group of Jewish-American soldiers stalking Nazis in occupied France. |
| Kruger, 33, who plays a German movie star who is a double agent, said she was keen to be in the film because it was not a typical Nazi role. | Kruger, 33, who plays a German movie star who is a double agent, said she was keen to be in the film because it was not a typical Nazi role. |
| She said: "Being German, you get a lot of World War II movie offers and this one we re-wrote history." | She said: "Being German, you get a lot of World War II movie offers and this one we re-wrote history." |
| Pitt attended the Cannes Film Festival in May with partner Angelina Jolie. | Pitt attended the Cannes Film Festival in May with partner Angelina Jolie. |