Major Heinrich Strasser

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Nazi officer fictional character film character

Major Heinrich Strasser is the primary Nazi antagonist in the classic 1942 film "Casablanca," serving as a ruthless German officer sent to capture resistance leader Victor Laszlo.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nazi officer → fictional character → film character →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
antagonistOf	Rick Blaine → Victor Laszlo →
appearsIn	Casablanca →
associatedWithOrganization	Gestapo →
basedOn	character from the unproduced play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" →
characterAlignment	villain →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfFilmOrigin	United States →
createdBy	Joan Alison → Murray Burnett →
employer	Nazi regime →
fate	shot by Rick Blaine →
fictionalUniverse	Casablanca (film) →
filmGenreContext	romantic drama → war film →
filmProductionCompany	Warner Bros. →
filmReleaseYear	1942 →
firstAppearance	Casablanca →
genreOfWorkAppearedIn	classic Hollywood cinema →
languageSpoken	English → French → German →
medium	film →
mission	capture Victor Laszlo →
nationality	German →
notableAction	orders the shooting at the airport →
notableCharacteristic	authoritarian → ruthless →
notableFor	being the main Nazi antagonist in "Casablanca" →
occupation	German military officer →
opposes	French Resistance → anti-Nazi resistance →
partOf	Casablanca characters ensemble →
portrayedBy	Conrad Veidt →
portrayedByFullName	Hans Walter Conrad Veidt →
portrayedByNationality	German-British →
rank	Major →
roleInWork	Nazi antagonist → primary antagonist →
settingOfActivity	Casablanca, French Morocco →
timePeriodOfFictionalEvents	World War II →
yearOfFirstAppearance	1942 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Casablanca →	character
Rick Blaine →	conflictWith
Victor Laszlo →	interactsWith
Conrad Veidt →	playedCharacter
Victor Laszlo →	threatenedBy