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.
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.
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