Castellari cameoed as a German mortar squad commander in The Inglorious Bastards, and Quentin Tarantino cast Castellari in the cameo role of a German general in his film Inglourious Basterds (2009), which was inspired by Castellari's 1978 film.
Castellari's role as a German mortar squad commander in "The Inglorious Bastards" and his subsequent appearance as a German general in Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" (2009), which was inspired by Castellari's 1978 film, highlights the connection between these films.