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2003Kill Bill: Volume 1Six years away, then thisAfter a six-year gap Tarantino returns with a revenge film assembled out of samurai cinema, spaghetti westerns, anime and Hong Kong martial arts. Written as one film, it is split in two at Miramax's insistence when the runtime passes four hours. Uma Thurman's Bride is the character Tarantino has said he is proudest of writing.
2003Kill Bill: Volume 1 releasedTarantino returns with a two-part revenge sagaQuentin Tarantino's stylised revenge film, released as the first of two volumes, drew on martial-arts, spaghetti-western and samurai cinema. It marked his return to directing after a six-year gap and became one of his most widely referenced works.