Bastard
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Bastard or The Bastard may refer to:
Parentage
Illegitimate child, a child born to unmarried parents, in traditional Western family law
Bastard, an archaic term used in English and Welsh bastardy laws, reformed in 1926
People
"The Bastard", a character in Shakespeare's play King John
"The Bastard", ring name for Pac (wrestler) (born Benjamin Satterley, 1986)
Bastard (surname), including a list of people with that name
List of people known as the Bastard
Film and television
Bastard (1940 film), a Swedish-Norwegian film
The Bastard (1954 film), a 1954 Argentine film directed by Lucas Demare
The Bastard (1963 film), by Seijun Suzuki
The Bastard (1978 film), based on the John Jakes novel
Bastard (1997 film), a Polish-German-French film
Bastard, a 2010 short film directed by Kirsten Dunst
The Bastard (2023 film), a Danish-language film by Nikolaj Arcel
The Bastard (miniseries), a 1978 made-for-television adaptation of the John Jakes novel
I bastardi (The Bastards), the original Italian title of the 1968 film released in English as The Cats
Music
Albums
Bastard (Colin Newman album), 1997
Bastard (Stahlmann album) or the title song, 2017
Bastard (Tyler, the Creator album) or the title song, 2009
Bastard, by Bunii, 2025
Bastard, by Kat, 1992
Bastard, by Subway to Sally, 2007
The Bastard (album), by Hammers of Misfortune, 2001
The Bastard, by BZN, 1971
Songs
"Bastard", by Ben Folds from Songs for Silverman, 2005
"Bastard", by David Byrne from Lead Us Not into Temptation, 2003
"Bastard", by Devin Townsend from Ocean Machine: Biomech, 1997
"Bastard", by Dope from American Apathy, 2005
"Bastard", by Dysrhythmia from Pretest, 2003
"Bastard", by Glaive from All Dogs Go to Heaven, 2021
"Bastard", by Ian Hunter from You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, 1979
"Bastard", by Mötley Crüe from Shout at the Devil, 1983
"Bastard", by Oomph!
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