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• Eli Roth is an American actor and filmmaker specializing in the horror genre. In addition to acting in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Roth is directing a film within a film, a Nazi propaganda short which will be featured within the movie.Paste Magazine: Eli Roth Directs Nazi Propaganda Film for Tarantino (November 25, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: April 18, 1972
  2. 1994: Graduated Suma Cum Laude from NYU
  3. Roth is an expert on Nikola Tesla and great admirer of his work
  4. Decided to take a break from his career after the failure of Hostel: Part IIPaste Magazine: Eli Roth Directs Nazi Propaganda Film for Tarantino (November 25, 2008)

• Nation's Pride

  • Eli Roth is directing Nation's Pride, the film-within-a-film of Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds. The mini Nazi propaganda film features Daniel Brühl as a Nazi sniper.CinemaBlend: Roth Films Nazi Propaganda (November 18, 2008)

• Quotes

  • "Shot through with an obvious love for and knowledge of the horror genre, Cabin Fever also showcased a technical acumen that reached beyond its minuscule budget."—AV ClubAV Club: 24 Hours Of Horror With Eli Roth (October 24, 2007)

  • "Cabin Fever was very much inspired by The Thing. It's really a perfect guy's horror movie: There's no love story, it's just straight-up horror. And it's so well-done. It moves at a slow pace, but it's really terrific."—Eli RothAV Club: 24 Hours Of Horror With Eli Roth (October 24, 2007)

  • "Hostel, an intensely violent film about vacationing American college students whose pursuit of hedonistic extremes takes them to a remote Slovakian hostel, where the exploiters become the exploited. Hostel and its gender-reversed 2007 sequel Hostel: Part II attracted a fair share of controversy for their graphic violence."—AV ClubAV Club: 24 Hours Of Horror With Eli Roth (October 24, 2007)

• Notable Filmography

  • 2009: Cell: producer and director
  • 2009: Cotton: producer and director
  • 2009: Inglourious Basterds: actor and segment director
  • 2007: Death Proof: actor
  • 2007: Hostel: Part II: producer, writer and director
  • 2007: Grindhouse: producer, writer and director
  • 2005: Hostel producer, actor, writer and director
  • 2002: Cabin Fever: producer, actor, writer and director

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Inglourious Basterds | Nazi | Quentin Tarantino | Grindhouse | Cabin Fever | Hostel (Films)

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