Inglourious Basterds

Character mistake: Hicox claims to be from around Piz Bün to explain his strange accent. However, Piz Bün isn't even in Germany and nobody around there spoke German at all. Yet nobody reacts. It's very weird that Hellström, being a German officer, would not know the borders of his own country.

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Suggested correction: A lot of Germans come from Austria, or lived in Austria. To the Nazis, Austria is part of Germany. Hitler was born in Austria too.

lionhead

Other mistake: At the very beginning, the first cut to Mr Lapadite he has an axe in his hand, ready to strike (and we heard two strike sounds before), but there is no log to cut. (00:03:17)

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Suggested correction: He is cutting the stump. We see him actively cut it too, not only ready to strike.

lionhead

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: In the scene where they are playing 20 questions, the barmaid and the barman are invited to join in, in the next shot they are back behind the bar and then a few moments later they are playing 20 questions again.

kangorrillarpig

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Quotes

Lt. Aldo Raine: You probably heard we ain't in the prisoner-takin' business; we in the killin' Nazi business. Business is a-boomin'.

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Trivia

Trivia: Denis Menochet plays Lea Seydoux's father in this movie, even though in real life he is only nine years older than Seydoux.

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Questions

Question: In the scenes leading up to the shoot-out in the bar, the German Major says that the Captain just gave himself away. I am assuming that he is referring to the fact that the Captain held up three fingers when asking for only three glasses. I don't see how this is a give-away. Can someone please explain?

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Chosen answer: It is explained shortly afterwards that a real German would hold up his thumb, index and middle fingers to indicate three. Since, the major already suspects the Captain of being a spy, holding up his index, middle and ring fingers to indicate three confirms this.

Xofer

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