Staff Sergeant Wilhelm in Inglourious Basterds
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Staff Sergeant Wilhelm in Inglourious Basterds is a young German soldier whose tense encounter with undercover Allied operatives in a French tavern becomes one of the film’s most suspenseful and pivotal scenes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Staff Sergeant Wilhelm | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German soldier
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| allegiance | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
2009 film Inglourious Basterds
NERFINISHED
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Inglourious Basterds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Operation Kino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | recognition of Archie Hicox’s incorrect hand gesture for three ⓘ |
| causeOfSuspicion | Hicox’s unusual German accent ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
curious
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proud new father ⓘ suspicious ⓘ |
| createdBy | Quentin Tarantino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | gunshot ⓘ |
| diesIn | La Louisiane tavern shootout ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Inglourious Basterds universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
black comedy
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war film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Inglourious Basterds (2009) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | newborn son ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Bridget von Hammersmark
NERFINISHED
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Donny Donowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ German officers in tavern ⓘ Hugo Stiglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Archie Hicox NERFINISHED ⓘ Stiglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation |
concern for his newborn child
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desire to survive tavern shootout ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle to Allied undercover mission ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in one of the film’s most suspenseful scenes ⓘ |
| notableSceneLocation | La Louisiane tavern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSceneSetting | French tavern GENERATED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Alexander Fehling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Staff Sergeant ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
central figure in La Louisiane tavern standoff
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triggers discovery of Allied undercover operatives ⓘ |
| sceneType | tavern scene ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| toneOfScene |
suspenseful
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tense ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | pistol ⓘ |
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