Trivia: Denis Menochet plays Lea Seydoux's father in this movie, even though in real life he is only nine years older than Seydoux.
Trivia: Director Quentin Tarantino has a cameo in the "Nation's Pride" film within a film. He voices an American soldier who says: "I implore you, we must destroy that tower."
Trivia: When Hans Landa is strangling Bridget von Hammersmark, those were actually Quentin Tarantino's hands, not Christoph Waltz's.
Trivia: A Hugo Stiglitz actually does exist. He is a Mexican-born actor and director, born on August, 28th 1940. Quentin Tarantino named the character portrayed by Til Schweiger after him.
Trivia: The Wilhelm scream can be heard during the showing of "Nation's Pride," when a man is thrown into the fountain, in the film.
Answer: They're unconnected. As happens often in Tarantino's films, their storylines are completely separate until they intersect at that point.
Captain Defenestrator