NAZI TAVERN GUNFIGHT - INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - QUENTIN TARANTINO - HICOX GIVES HIMSELF AWAY
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- From the Academy Award winning film, Inglorious Basterds. This is the tavern scene in which British Intel officer Hicox is to rendezvous with German spy, von Hammersmark. They are playing a game of guess the card when Gestapo Major Hellstrom decides to have a seat in the group. Hellstrom becomes suspicious of Hicox's accent and mannerisms. Hicox then asks Hellstrom to leave, but before doing so he orders a round of drinks for the group. Hellstrom notices that Hicox makes a strange hand gesture that gives away his true nationality and that Hammersmark is covering for him. Tensions reach a boiling point as Hicox and Hellstrom are pointing their guns at the other's groins. A gunfight erupts and everyone is killed except German Seargant Wilhelm.
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Everyone's talking about Christoph Waltz but the acting of August Diehl in this scene is absolutely amazing.
Yes true but there are lots of cuts in this scene and in general that movie. I can imagine they played it dozens of times each sequence and picked out the best one of course. "The river derchy scene" is also full of cuts
The look he gives Fassbender then Kruger when he's puts his fingers up wrong is brilliant.....especially her being German and fucking the Nazis over.
He stole the sceene!
The acting by everyone is this scene is off the charts
Epic lines from Fassbender when he speaks in his native tongue and accent saying he may as well “Go out speaking the King’s”
"I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the king's". Always loved Tarantino's dialogue
by all means Captain
That's exactly what I keep saying. Nobody writes dialogue like Tarantino!
what's the meaning behind that line ??
@@sunnyboy8644 British people call their language the Kings/Queens English so he’s basically saying if I’m going to die I’m going to in my native tongue.
@@charlie7329 i see.
As a german, I really appreciate this scene because they all speak authentic german. It's not some exaggerated "movie-german". Obviously the actors are native speakers, but still. It just adds that extra level of immersion. Same for the italian and french scenes in this movie actually.
"GorLamehh"
Germans Big On Guns Pistols & EveryThing ThemSelves Included Are Boss HugoBoss , 3 Fingers Sequence German Style Make Pistol GUN POW WOW , Thumb Gun Pistol Firing Hammer Index Finger Pistol Gun Barrel
Yea tarantino is a perfectionist. The movie altogether was never going to happen had he not found "the one" to play Hans Landa.
It’s interesting too that even though I speak relatively little German, I could also tell that the accent of Michael’s character was off (totally sounds like a Brit speaking German).
Michael Fassbender is not native. His father is German and his mother Irish. Michael grew up in Ireland and London. He has a very obvious accent when speaking German.
As a German watching this movie for the first time it was pretty incredible to see a scene where German was spoken for such an extended period of time
And we'll spoken it was.
@@tarmbruster1of course... german actors!
@gigachadsbigbrother92 in the movie, the British Captain was said to have a rather flat dialect. No one could figure out where he was from. Actually, he could have made out quite well in Berlin...
@@tarmbruster1 ja genow
У актера Майкла Фассбендера отец Немец, а мать Ирландка
1:33 I always look at the major's eyes... Realization, denial, frustration, fury, acceptance... one of my favorite moments of acting in any movie
Also, a split second after Hicox shows his fingers and a split second before the camera cuts to the Major, Fraulein von Hammersmark's reaction
3:58 you can also see the eyes capture the sad realization that he is going to die.
you can also tell fraulein knew the second he put 3 fingers up, they were FUCKED
You don’t see five emotions, you see two. The realization, and the “I’m gunna gut him”.
Can someone explain why the 3 fingers was a fuck up. Did Germans not do that?
The way August Diehl takes the calming deep breath after he confirmed his hunch is such great acting
Right! It’s great how you try and focus on the captain but it’s the major you need to watch to see that breath and be like “oh shit, wait a sec he got em!” It changed the tune real quick lol
@@alexblack6421 He realize that even he is not walking out of the pub alive given his distance with Hugo Stiglitz.
The way he smile, he’s the same I used to smile when a situation was getting awkward
The term Nazis is used to whitewash the Germans. That are Germans and that's why the title should be GERMAN TAVERN GUNFIGHT.
who Says Classical Acting Language Pronounciations have 0:28 to be UKukrainian Classy Royale , Everybody Knows German is Just As Persuasive & Sophisticated as UKukraine Language of FrillyPirate Toilet Paper Sales ; just Ask Putin who's Fluent in German not english
The greatest acting in any Tarantino film. The eyes Fassbender gives at the realization of his impending death is beautiful; and he goes out as the cheery yet stoic British gentleman he plays. Oscar worthy. The German actor hits a homerun, as he goes toe-to-toe w MF and his eyes, too, at the "give away" nails the moment. Subtlety at its finest. Everyone at the spy table brings their A game.
August Diehl was brilliant in this scene.
Yeah, if you notice the slight double blink from Fassbender at 3:58 ... In body language that generally signifies anxiety or sudden nerves. That coupled with the concerned look in his eyes, realizing he will never see his loved ones again. Fuck i love this movie.
briish
3:54 the look in his face and twitch in the eye when he realised he's going to be dead in seconds. Brutal. Imagine planning your life and future and suddenly you get the message that you are dying the next minute. Crushing indeed.
3:42 was gangster. Kill and be killed.
I like how he's like "you're gonna walk out of here with us" and the other guy decides "no, everyone here is gonna die, is the plan" and there's no debate
Best move, kill the spy and happen to die as well but did stop youre people from being taken advatage of. Even if on wrong side still honorable.
i think it's just coincidence because 4 could give him out just as much as 3 edit: did the commenter just edited his comment after my reply because now my reply looks like nonesense lol
Well, he can't peacefully go with them because they'd kill him and get away, and they can't force him to leave with them because he'd resist, shoot and get everyone else involvled, so it's not like they had any alternatives
PrideO'ukraine as einstein would say vicey versa
Goddamn. That was sick!
When I first saw this movie I had no idea the British spy gave himself away by the way he signaled 3 with his hand. The SS officer was so subtle in his reaction I had no idea he knew until he said the British spy had given himself away. Truly masterful acting.
How did the 3 give it away?
@@yooginava1828 Germans tend to count from one starting with their thumb whereas the Brits count starting with their pointer as one and their thumb as five... 👍
@@marko247 AHhhh that makes this even better
In June 1981, when I first arrived in Germany, one of the first things I learned was the thumb, not the index finger, signifies "one (ein)" and the index signifies "two (zwei)". Secondly, the letter "ß" is not a "b" but a "double 's'" found in such words as "straße (street)", "gruß gott (good day)", and "tchuß (goodbye)". Lastly, when walking into a structure that has two or more floors, the ground floor is the "Erdgeschoß (ground floor)" and the FIRST floor is the next floor up.
Nur ein wenig "Deutsche Trivia", was absolut nichts bedeutet.
The first clue the SS officer picked up was of course the accent. The second one was the Captain answering the 10th question of the game which Germans know you aren't supposed to answer. The Captain trying to escape the situation by accusing him of intrusion must've also played a role. The three fingers was just the final nail in the coffin.
You can feel the emotions of the main characters. The slow exhalation of a Nazi is like the realization that he has made a decision. The look of an Englishman after the words of a German officer that no matter what happens, THEY will BOTH stay here. A masterpiece scene! Tarantino knows how to create the "calm before the storm" Bravo, maestro!
It’s amazing too how you can look at Hellstrom after he sees the three fingers and watch him go from realising that he was right, to realising that he’s dying in the bar, to deciding that if he’s going down then he’s going down fighting.
Why didnt thr german officer nust leave without telling them , they gave themselves away😮
@@spellsword_fn6799 probably cause of Tarantino. He shows that nazi are not stupid, they are brave and that they can die for what believes . Also it would be funny. If he left them alone the movie was lost so powerful scene
3:42 was gangster. Kill and be killed.
@@spellsword_fn6799 1. They could have vanished by the time he came back with reinforcement. 2. Because he's about that fucking life. He could certainly have pretended to not notice and slither away calmly without making a scene to then come back with a squad of soldier to clean the place of the spies. But he's not a rat or a snake, you have to understand that these nazis saw themselves as lions and eagles instead. So it would have been the dishonorable thing to do and would have tainted his flawless victory in his mind. He was willing and ready to instead make a last stand and die for his cause, rather than dishonor himself and feel like a coward for the rest of his life.
I love how at 1:35 he's eyeing him as he's looking away and then shifts his eyes when he looks back at him. Brilliant acting.
Yes! The shit goes beyond acting if you ask me. Such real life situations
I remember watching this scene in theaters and the moment he held up his three fingers there was long silence among the audience and after a few seconds people started to murmur and whisper in their seats. When he finally pulled the gun, the whole audience gasped and fell silent up until the shootout. 10/10 experience.
@@michaelknight27 Do you're parents know you seethe this much on the internet, or were you planning to tell your therapist instead?
@@michaelknight27 I hope you stay mad.
Michael Knight
Mate... He is simply recounting a dear memory. Do you realize the irony of your comment?
@@michaelknight27 And you know for a fact he made it up how, exactly? 🤔 I can’t wait to hear this.
@@michaelknight27 damn ur life must sucks bad to be this triggered, you must be going thru tough times kid, feel sorry for you 😭😭
It's quite interesting to watch the SS officer after he sees the brit give himself away. He has a short emotional journey as he seems to work through the reality of the situation and the liklihood he's about to die. A nervous awareness creeps in and then the small exhalation as he comes to grips with it and prepares himself.
Nice bit of acting.
And well done of Tarantino for not making the SS officer a fearless and unemotional cartoonish villain but still having him behave as an actual human being in the moments before he launches into a life-threatening situation.
So does the Scotsman at 3:56
@@justinv6410 Hicox is most likely an Englishman. His accent is definitely a well-to-do 'English English' accent rather than a Scots English one.
Agree. This scene and the opening are my favorite parts of the movie. I've seen them multiple times.
Who wouldn't have met such fate if he hadn't so overt about his suspicion
Gestatpolizei officer or short - Gestapo. Not SS this one. But yes, exellent acting !
August Diehl went from convincingly portraying a Nazi in this movie to expertly playing an anti-Nazi pacifist in A Hidden Life. Amazing actor.
So that's where I have seen him. 😅. I was wondering why he looked so familiar
1:46 I love how the Gestapo Major looks at Von Hammersmark with that sly little smirk, like _"I know you saw that too, I'm onto you."_
5 minutes and 12 seconds of tension building for a final brutal 20 second scene, marvelous!
It’s classic Tarantino
And I love it
it was more than 5. More like 10. this clip starts from the middle.
Classic Tarantino, everything became chaotic less than a minute
God I Love ww2 Germans More Than americans , is That wrong ? That Is My ReichRight as an american no ? Ya Da That's German Russian
The Hostage Rescue abilities 5:00 of an ukrainianAmerican SWAT Team Ya Da German Russian Again , saying we Defused The Threat ? by whom ? ooo
No one creates such marvelous scenes as Tarantino. Tension, suspense, release, mayhem. I can’t think of the last director I had such a huge passion for their films as much as I do Quentin.
Other eligible directors IMO: Hitchcock, Spielberg, Ridley Scott.
Too bad this otherwise genius movie has a crater-sized gaping hole in the form of, “A jewish revenge fantasy starring an SS Jew Hunter-turned-turncoat-to-the-Nazis, but not even a MENTION of Himmler?!”
So nothing for Christopher Nolan?
🤣🤣🤣
I call it "mood".
Tension and suspense require an engrossing story, which this and most of his films lack.
He is a master of mood, however.
"By all means, captain."
I get chills when he says that.
absolutely love the split second they show Bridget's reaction to the three fingers. it wasn't enough to give anything away on first watch, but upon rewatching it adds so much more tension to the scene knowing that she already knew the gig was up.
Interesting take, I've seen this scene a million times but never noticed any reaction from her
@@Subsbenchyeah me either and then I looked closely and you can clearly see here eyes widen and her jaw clinch
@@Subsbench Even the other guys sitting at the table too. The two other men at the table both give each other a look because they also know the jig is up right after he makes the hand gesture.
Yeah that's so good! Then when you see her again, you notice how uncomfortable she is. Nice catch!
This German actor is absolutely incredible in this scene. Such tremendous nuance.
Star Trek TOS The King's Charlie X's accent oh 4:28 , O Ya The ww2 German Does a Sharp Double V Vice Versa ReSponse Back
He played a main role in Master and Margarita and made triumph now
@@olegdc40Someone actually tried to adapt "Master & Margherita"? Is it any good? That book seems almost unadaptable, but Cronenberg managed to make "Naked Lunch" and more recently Villeneuve made two "Dune" films, so I guess anything is possible!
@@zonesquestiloveunderworld the new movie is great. Best adaptation in my opinion. The plot is changed but it's even better that way.
I think Cronenberg's "Naked Lunch" proved it was impossible to make a good film from that book.@@zonesquestiloveunderworld
One of the best scenes Tarantino has directed. Just perfect
Agreed, watched this 100 times still love it.
The whole movie was a masterpiece
@@hussienjaafar915 almost every movies of Quentin Tarantino is a masterpiece imo 😁
@@namchau7712 not realistic no correlation w history
@@kerizmimar as a Vietnamese , i don't give a damn about that tho 🤓 as long as it's fun to watch , having Tarantino's violence and Brad Pitt, i'm cool 😌
3:25 this will be always the most hilarious and badass entrance for me lmao he really felt that pistol
His face gets me everytime istg. Bros like “🙄I know he did not just put that gun where I think he did.”
I love how the color completely goes out of Hicox's face and his cocky expression changes when he realizes that Kriminaldirektor Hellstrom is far more willing than him to die for his beliefs and that there is absolutely no way out of the situation. He handled it like a man and a true warrior, but you could see the initial wave of fear come over him when he was told that neither of them are leaving that table alive. Great acting on both their parts.
I love the fact that this scene has “spaghetti western” influence written all over the place….The buildup and the fact it’s all going down inside a bar/saloon and then the fight!!!Nice job Quentin😉
Yeah Quentin has always been a total copy cat of Sergio Leone. Can't come up with his special way like Sergio did. Its Hollywood plagiarism. Not so nice job Quentin when you can't be unique and genuine and do your own thing but I would rather watch a REAL Sergio spaghetti western.
@@darylsmioth1904 Well Tarantino has never hidden his influences. Just introduced them to a new audience. Don't see the problem?
No.
Spaghetti-O Western
@@darylsmioth1904 uh huh. just like sergio leone ripped off kurosawa. everyone has their inspirations, it really isn't a big deal.
@@darylsmioth1904 nobody cares kid
Real Mexican Standoff.
Everyone dies.
Winner bleeds out last.
no lie
You mean german standoff
😂🤙🏻true
In France
@@Tipping_Point-ir6mn led by a Brit git =/
"Ja, warum richten Sie ihre Walther auf meime Hoden?" Always gets me. Beautiful comedic delivery by Fassbender here.
August Diehl is such an underappreciated actor, he's always fantastic, loved seeing him ever since "23: Nichts Ist so wie es scheint" in 1998.
"No,no ,no, no, no. I dont think so" damn! He's made his mind up that he'd rather die than surrender.
He would die anyway, keeping him alive was too risky and they had orders to kill everyone who knew if they were compromised, no vitnesses, he basically decided that if he is going to die then others are going down with him.
Throughout this movie pretty much all the characters who get screen time are written very well, with the high ranking Germans all showing they'd rather die with their pride than surrender, and they're not generic morons like 99% of movies. It makes scenes like these that much more intense when you never know who's going to out wit who
I'm not supporting the Germans during WW2 obviously... but I feel the need to make that clear these days
I think its more along the lines of him knowing if he leaves with them he'll die way more painfully than if he dies in that bar lol
@@slip-n-slide4807 a formidable antagonist is what make quentin film so good
Not rather, but obligated
Hugo wearing the name card on his head when no one else is is absolutely great. “Say auf wiedersehen to your Nazi balls”😂😂
Say Adios to your Huevos.
The best part of this whole scene is Hugo’s face the whole time, you can tell he genuinely hates nazis. And of course that comment “Say auf wiedersehen to your nazi balls” 😂😂
@@TheLeaf50 gotta remember that one for my spanish speaking asshole of a roommate....
“From this distance, I am a real Frederick Zoller” *laughs maniacally at his own joke*
The term Nazis is used to whitewash the Germans. That are Germans and that's why the title should be GERMAN TAVERN GUNFIGHT.
August Diehl who plays Hellstrom is just an amazing actor. His face when he approves the bottle of scotch and his face when he says 'wie traurig' or whatever scares me to the depths of my soul. That is right up there with the likes of Pacino and de Niro as far as I'm concerned.
as a german the realization of the major when he sees how the captain does the sign "3" with his fingers is even better since you know instantly that it reveals him. im pretty sure other people were quite confused
why is that?
@@unnamed5603 people from the uk tend to do the sign like the captain did in the scene but german people do it with the thumb, pointing finger and middle finger
did the captain really have an odd accent ?
@@emilianosintarias7337 i mean not really odd but just a slighty english accent
@@mistahcow you can bearly hear it .. But yes ..
German arrogance mixed with British snob superiority complex, combined with tons of gentlemen cynicism, makes this scene a genuine work of art!
Well said old chap
Bravo old bean!
The moment he realizes they aren't going anywhere. His eyes! Such great acting!
Such a great scene. The dialogue, the acting, absolutely everything. Masterclass in building tension and what a pay off.
I only noticed it quite recently but at 1:34 you can see von Hammersmark showing a shocked expression for one "blink and you'll miss it" frame upon seeing the three fingers being raised up. I swear, I see new details every time I'm rewatching this scene. Great fucking movie.
Bro, did you watch the whole movie? It was the 3 fingers that gave him away. A few scenes later that's revealed.
@@cluman1 I wasn’t talking about the big reveal, I was talking about her reaction. The big reveal was later explained in the movie when Lt. Raine interrogated her.
I’m 100% sure you didn’t catch her pupils dilating nor that she pulled her back slightly upon seeing those three fingers the first time. If so, then I guess you have an incredibly acute observation. This is a Tarantino movie, after all. It’s full of moments like this.
@@cluman1 and this scene shows that she knew he blew his cover the same time the major did, not after
Holy shit, your right. It’s very subtle but it’s there.
I think it's universally agreed upon that Pulp is an all time great movie but this Tarantino masterpiece is right there with it. I think these 2 movies are 1A/1B.
Michael Fassbender is in a league of his own...not only in this movie but in EVERY ONE of his performances!
Hes awesome in 300 as well. Small role but nails it
@@codymachado Add to 12 years a slave truly horrible character but played by him so well
He would make a great "old school " James Bond, in the mold of Sean Connery.
@@codymachado he was in 300? he was also in band of brothers
@@zeffmalchazeen3429 yeah he like jumps out of the circle or whatever at the end. Dope scene
I love how scenes like this are not rushed and are nicely built up until the action.
It's a hong kong style thing... trust me Quentin knows the tension.
the way he said "By all Means Captain" sends shiver running down your spine
Ever since watching this movie, I signal “three” the German way. Lol.
It could save your life....
Same here. It comes in handy when I'm giving my gf the 3
@@aksjdlasjdf4595 me three
less finger cramping
I didn’t even know about it until I saw a covert specialist talk about it. Now I tend to do that as well.
People are amazed at the actors in this movie but the real magic is Quentin Tarantino.. not only did he put this cast together , he got 110% performance out of each actor and the way he processed the story just blows my mind hence making nearly every scene in the movie an epic one
God I Love ww2 Germans More Than americans , is That wrong ? That Is My ReichRight as an american no ? Ya Da That's German Russian
The Hostage Rescue abilities 5:00 of an ukrainianAmerican SWAT Team Ya Da German Russian Again , saying we Defused The Threat ? by whom ? ooo
Star Trek TOS The King's Charlie X's accent oh 4:28 , O Ya The ww2 German Does a Sharp Double V Vice Versa ReSponse Back
The German & the girl know the scotch 1:28 is poisoned ; ) so Nein for them ooo ; dummHorsehead UKukrainesDuh as usual
The German 0:20 Just Went DeathConn3 On the ukrainianUK Horses'Heads , u canNot outWit outSmart A German I Know Because I Am Kaiser Caesar GermaniCuss
You can actually see the wound from the gunshot Van Hammersmark takes in the leg as shots are fired and she falls to the floor. Masterclass.
Tarantino is the master of quiet conversation that results in deadly tension. Great stuff.
Every Tarantino film has That Scene, where everything goes from zero to a hundred in the blink of an eye.
This is That Scene.
1:34 That reaction says everything
God I Love ww2 Germans More Than americans , is That wrong ? That Is My ReichRight as an american no ? Ya Da That's German Russian
The Hostage Rescue abilities 5:00 of an ukrainianAmerican SWAT Team Ya Da German Russian Again , saying we Defused The Threat ? by whom ? ooo
Capturing the look of impending doom..Christoph offers a true masterclass in acting..As does August..He isn't going anywhere..Brilliant scene..
My absolute favorite part of this scene is when Hickox shows his leadership when at 5:12 he basically hands the baton to Stiglitz in just one word, "Stiglitz"! 😂😂
Even more significant when taking into account how he doubted his sanity and discipline before this meeting, just makes that one line ever so much funnier and humbling!
Von Hammersmark knew he gave it away with the three finger thing and you can see it in her face. The tension is amazing. Great acting all around.
You're right. I just wish the cam hadn't cut away so soon. She's so nervous from that point on.
It was funny, as having lived in Germany for a bit, when I first saw the movie as soon as he held up three fingers I said “oh crap”.
count with the thumb as 1
@@gregoryeverson741 No, like this...👌
What exactly did he do wrong? I don't get it.
@@InsaneDrummer99 the German way to show the number three is two fingers AND thumb up.
Holding up three fingers is something they don’t do.
@@InsaneDrummer99 he asked for 3 glasses the way a Brit or an American would. By holding up the index,middle and ring finger up. Apparently Germans (or at least Nazis) do it as if you're giving the 👌 ok sign.
Tarantino truly loves Spaghetti Westerns. Even in a historical war drama, he manages in this scene to re-envision iconic themes such as the old west saloons and of course the Mexican stand-off.
My dad actually grew up in Germany and called it before the movie did. He thought it was just a blooper. Just always thought it was cool he was able to point it out.
And at this range, I'm a real Fredrick Zoller.
I fell in love with Michael's acting skills after this scene.
For this film only if you think that man your a loser
@@rm71991 ironic
@@rm71991 Damn, who the hell taught you English?
Fassbender´s acting is ok but August Diehl is phenomenal !
This is one of my favourite scenes in cinema. I hate reading subtitles, but Tarentino did a masterful job with the dialogue here.
Loved Fassbender ever since.
I usually hate reading subtitles but not in this film.
A perfect sequence in everything. Among the many details there is one that I find brilliant: at minute 0:25, when the situation begins to tense more and more, there is the look of Eric the bartender. He passes from the book to the officers' table by drawing an arch that goes right up to the camera, reaching the audience's point of view. In addition to defining the space of impending collateral damage, he completely imprisons you in the scene.
What
a
masterpiece.
The acting of August Diehl is fantastic.
it's F.Burger
Magneto, karl Marx, Helen of Troy, Heinz Hammer and Kommisar Rex sitting at the same table
Magneto, karl Marx, Helen of Troy, Heinz Hammer and Kommisar Rex walks into a bar
@@Brownismyname that's what I was looking for!
These are getting very dumb
beau Brandenburg from Driven
The gigolo with the most below!
3:32 i love hugo’s little laugh here idk why but it’s so funny
1:45 also hellstrom’s shit eating grin lol
i replay that part at least 3 times every time i watch this scene the delivery is so good
The best scene in this movie. Probably one of the best scenes in the history of the movie industry. The location, actors, dialogue. 10/10.
From the beginning til end ,the scene was so great that the actors blend on it. They're born for this scene all of them.
Out of an entire film of great scenes and phenomenal acting, this one might be my favorite. The tension builds through the dialogue then, bam! About 10 seconds of shooting. Brilliant. How this didn’t win best picture is a crime.
This movie was a little too goofy.
Can you explain why holding up a three was a give away? Did Germans not do that?
@@grantga01
Germans and those of the European continent, count by starting with their thumb, followed by the index, middle, ring and lastly, the pinkie finger.
Americans and those of the America's, tend to start off counting with their index, followed by the middle, ring, pinkie and lastly, the thumb digit.
So when he gestered for the 3 shot glasses by displaying his index, middle and ring fingers, it was a dead giveaway that he was not a German, but an American which was infiltrating, and it solidified and confirmed his inkling.
It is a well-known cultural difference between nationalities for eons.
At 1:34 immediately after his gesture, notice the shocked eye widening of Fräulein Bridget von Hammersmark? It is a fraction of a second before the camera switches to another shot. But in that fraction of view, you can see her eyes widen for she catches his slip as well. Then, her guilty smirk and wary body language from 1:53 to 1:56. Plus, the Majors exhale at 1:57 following his moment of clarity that things are about to get violent in which he may meet his end.
There are just so many little body languages in this movie which give more context to a scene than the actors themselves verbally speaking. This is another example of just absolutely phenomenal direction by Tarantino, and the professionalism by these actors to pulloff such great and natural reactions of tell-tale signs of human behavior.
I love to truly watch movies with an in depth keen viewing of attention for these types of subtle actions. It's what makes an exceptional movie in comparison to just a good movie!
I tried to explain it as thoroughly as possible. Hope that helps a bit, Grant GA.
@@user-xi9oe8yw6v You're mostly right but Hicox was a British spy, not an American. 👍
@@marko247
Thank you for that!
It's been some years since I've seen the film, so I've forgotten his nationality. Though the hand gesture for Brits and Americans are the same, even having Britain being in the same continent as Germany. The two countries still share some similarities even to this day being both English nations.
Watching this clip yesterday and these little chat interactions now have me yearning to watch it again. Gonna make this Friday night a movie night with this flick on the home projector.
(in a very bad Italian accent) Arrivederci!
🎥🍺🍕🍿👡🎞️
Fassbender never gets enough credit for his great performance in this film because August Diehl and Christopher Waltz were so incredible.
The extremely subtle details absolutely makes this scene incredible. Tarantino is a genius...
In my opinion, the best scene of any film ever
The disappointed look he gives the liquor after realizing they are spies is fucking gorgeous.
He's like "the one time I try to be the nice guy and this is what happens." lol
And in literally 1 second he blows the entire mission dooming them all........crazy how fast a situation can go to shit.
I used to question why did it take almost 3 weeks to film this scene. But the acting, dialogue, linguistics, facial expressions, timing, all really took that long for this beautiful scene
One of the best scenes in cinematic history.
The way August Diehl enters the scene with the cut of the record and his announcement is just brilliant along with the rest of his performance. Outstanding movie and one of my QT faves.
MIGHT I ENQUIRE!
the wildest thing about this scene:
my father's father was a spy in the cold war, stationed in germany. I was raised on stories of him specifically having to learn to count off of his thumb, rather than his forefinger, in order to avoid giving himself away. this scene hit WAY too close to home lmao
Sure he did.
Fathers father = grandpa. Why not just say that?
Continental Europe vs UK
I am from Serbia for example and nobody shows 3 like Brits do
We use German method
@@kostam.1113 Like hell nobody does. I am your neighbor and that is exactly how we gesture three here, which is logically next to the "V" for two. Four is all fingers up and the thumb comes into play only when five is concerned. We even have and euphemism for "the bird" - three with a strong middle dominance.
@@Olluwaaa perhaps OP has learned of these stories via his father, rather a than a direct relationship with this grandfather - since as you suggest, fathers father can be an unusually distant way to phrase it
When Tarantino makes a movie it feels like a classic from decades ago.
This movie has one of the best cast and brilliant story writing I’ve ever seen
As a German I took the three finger give-away for granted but I learned from Saving Private Ryan that I shouldn't (remeber the German soldiers at the beach were actually speaking Czech which I found out much later).
Great scene and really well written
3 fingers?
@@redhatbanditt1181 The thumb is considered a finger.
Oh God I Love ww2 Germans More Than americans , is That wrong ? That Is My ReichRight as an american no ? Ya Da That's German Russian
The Hostage Rescue abilities 5:00 of an ukrainianAmerican SWAT Team Ya Da German Russian Again , saying we Defused The Threat ? by whom ? ooo
Star Trek TOS The King's Charlie X's accent oh 4:28 , O Ya The ww2 German Does a Sharp Double V Vice Versa ReSponse Back
Tarantino is the only director that would've had the only war scene in his war movie to take place inside a bar.
One of my favorite Tarantino movies. The dialogue and acting throughout the movie is top tier
I can watch this scene 1000 times in a day without getting bored
Great scene, great acting and great movie. The opening scene, the German soldier not giving up information in the face of death and this scene are some of the best in movie history.
However, the Major not calmly walking away and getting the others soldiers ready to fight or at least leaving and getting a whole platoon to corner his adversaries seemed like the bravest, but stupidest thing he could have done.
I'm glad someone admitted to some weakness in the roles, after all the praise everyone here is giving everyone in the movie.
He had two guns aimed at his balls.
He wasn't thinking rationally and his adrenaline levels were 110%
The bartender also saw what was going on and instead of leaving the place with his daughter he decided to stay in the shootout in a crammed bar with a shotgun that could possibly hit back on him by all the projectiles
The way Fassbender goes, is one of the greatest ever, his final line just as amazing too.
It always amazes me how they shot some officers in the road and used their uniforms without the bullet holes and everything they use just happened to be the very same size they wear, that's a new level of high espionage
once his suspicions proved to be right, he should've said goodnight, left the pub, and called an ss squadron to back him up and attack the pub to kill/capture all of them..sitting there, revealing that he'd figured out he wasn't german and getting stuck in a 2 vs 1 situation from which he couldn't possibly come out alive didn't make much sense, especially for someone who'd proven to be so smart and cunning up until that point.
Major Hellstrom was my absolute favourite character in this film. August Diehl did an amazing job
Mich auch
The switch to English from the major in saying “by all means captain” is just so chilling!
This is seriously one of the greatest masterpieces ever put on film for a scene... The tension between everyone just insane 👍👍👍
That Michael Fassbender's glaze from the minute 03:57 and on is, perhaps, my favorite of all time in movies.
From disbelief to death acceptance in such a style...that's how it's done.
This scene was excellent. Adding to the awesome scenes in older movie classics.
I was just thinking that watching the German spraying with his Schmeiser
I keep repeating 4:21 hoping they just chill like that and talk like friends...
I love how he manipulated him by saying 3 multiple times to get him to order 3 and put up that number 3 hand sign. Brilliant
Yup, he already suspected him strongly because of the weird accent, and then wanted him to show the 3 fingers so that he could be 100% sure.
Hmmm no... I strongly disagree that he manipulated him there, at this point he was already (or mostly) convinced he made a mistake.
The only reason why he had to sign for three was because two of them didn't want another drink, your logic doesn't hold.
@@scaroian Wrong.
@@BRUCEYBOY you're wrong.
The only reason why he signed the number three was because two of them didnt want the drink, otherwise he wouldn't have to sign three, but another number. Are his friends manipulating him as well?
One of the best part of the whole scene is once he signs the number three, the major's face then instantly changes to realization, denial, frustration, fury and acceptance (as someone else even commented in this section) he was already convinced there was nothing wrong with him.
This is such a brilliant scene, the whole thing is built into the tension of him trying to look and sound as convincing as possible to the major. Then the relief of succeeding to convince him, then having the whole act broken by something so UNEXPECTED, random and silly.
If the the major was in fact manipulating him into asking for signing three glasses, it wouldn't cause the same impact as having it broken but something unexpected. It would be lame. Now every character is as smart as Landa? No one can be fooled? What if he had asked for three glasses by just saying instead of signing, then what?
I don't know where did you guys get that from, it's not whats happening there.
@@scaroian Wrong.
I’m Polish and all of us Poles count the same way, starting from thumb. I’ve always thought it’s somewhat a universal way of counting until I saw this movie. A very interesting little detail
Get a life russian.
@@vladeputinovic6128 what's your problem man?
@@busterpremiumproductions5840 Get a life.
@@vladeputinovic6128 based
There still could have been a way out. He could have said his mother was English, his father- a German and his father remarried so he had to stay with his mother in England. When he was old enough he emigrated to Germany and was reunited with his father. There were tons of people from the Baltic republics, people of German descent, who were moving to Germany. Why not somebody from England?
This movie is a goddamn masterpiece
If I was the SS Officer, I wouldn't have put my own life in danger in that powder keg situation, but wouldn't have let on I was wise to anything. After more "pleasantries", I would have excused myself, informed my forces of what was going down, and have them wait for the best time to strike. That beats lighting a short fuse on the powder keg while sitting next to it...there HAD to be a better way to have handled things than risk his own life.
True but in a movie its about the story and the scenes not the reality.
Gestapo officer didn't know, that other two officers are also a spies. In his mind he had backup already, he realised how bad situation is for him only after Stiglitz draw a pistol on him, but it was already too late to step back by then.
Right? He's an inteligence officer,he should've know that.
@@leszekkorulczyk16 that would be a poor oversight in the least to not suspect the officers that are defending him to be spies as well.
Exactly.
No matter how many times I watched this scene, I still never got the picture of whom shooting whom. My brain is still too slow for the situation, I only got the last guy shooting everyone.
Starting at 5:11 watch in playback speed .5x or even .25x
@@Tom_from_Midtown From FAQ in IMDB
The following people are involved in the shoot out: Bridget Von Hammersmark, Hugo Stiglitz, Wilhelm Wicki, Archie Hicox, Major Hellstrom, Wilhelm, the German soldiers identified by their game cards on their foreheads; Winnetou, Mata Hari, Edgar Wallace, Beethoven (Female Soldier), Eric the Bartender, and Eric's daughter Mathilda the waitress. Things are very confusing given that the events of the main shootout all happen in under 35 seconds:
1. Stiglitz starts things off by telling Hellstrom to say "auf Wiedersehen" to his Nazi balls, then shoots him in his groin.
2. Hellstrom then shoots Hicox in turn and hits Bridget in the leg, who falls backward in her chair, while Hicox falls backward and returns fire at Hellstrom.
3. Stiglitz then stands up and repeatedly stabs Hellstrom in the back of the head, pinning his head to the table.
4. Wicki stands up and shoots Winnetou in the back at least twice.
5. Beethoven shoots Stiglitz in the back.
6. Mata Hari shoots Wicki in the stomach.
7. Stiglitz turns and shoots Beethoven four times in the torso and then also shoots Edgar Wallace in the heart, killing them both.
8. Wicki shoots Mata Hari in the heart.
9. Eric shoots Stiglitz with a double-barreled shotgun, killing him. (Note: this is the only shot that isn't definitive as there is an extreme close-up of Eric while he takes aim, but when there is a wide shot of him, he appears to be aiming in Stiglitz' direction. It was theorized he was shooting at the Germans, but Wicki wouldn't have shot him if that was so).
10. Wicki shoots Eric in the head.
11. Wilhelm blindly guns down Wicki and Mathilda with his MP40 submachine gun. (The way the final shot is filmed, it's possible Wilhelm also shot Mata Hari in the back, or it could have just been editing of Wicki finishing him off.)
12. After Wilhelm agrees to surrender to the Basterds, Bridget retrieves Hicox's pistol and fires four shots at Wilhelm, hitting him at least twice in the chest, killing him.
@@joeyrivaldo5239 where is the head stabbing in this scene
@@CoercedJab Oddly, I just realized this video is edited. Try this video at the 14:34 mark czcams.com/video/a6IVkQ8-Lx8/video.html&ab_channel=HeyItsThe80s
@@joeyrivaldo5239 oh the woman lives but everyone else dies including mr. MP40? This could be improved with everyone dying, pistols will never beat shotguns and machine guns
Aaaaargh the guy had everything perfect but the finger count! What a great subtle detail on Tarantino’s part, truly a master of his craft with this one.
Amazing scene. Michael especially nail his roll, the entire scene make from an idea that even a slightest difference in pronunciation would be noticed by Germans. And that's three sign? That's just the peak of this body language conversation.
I keep coming back to this video. My absolute favorite scene in the whole movie. The suspense, humor and shear badassery is Tarantino at his best.
- Not to forget August Diehl totally stole the scene with his stellar and by now, iconic performance.
Love the fact the action is all over in a few seconds just makes the scene even better in my opinion.
There's just one thing that bothers me. There's no way the guys at the other table would react that fast.
@@alexandrefernandes3941 every male in that room were combat veterans excluding the barkeep they would react that fast to violence 100%
@@shadowbanned5164 all drinking eavily. And there's no way they would get those guns that fast. The only people ready were the bastards and the bar owner and they got no advantage at all. 4 guys ready (1 with a gun pointed to him) vs a drunk unaware table.
tarantino movies don't actualyl have logical fight scenes and he never wnated to create one. He is more of an artist than someone who tries to make it realistic. The shooting stopped as soon as it started. Rapid chaos after a slow starting diolouge heavy scene. It really was perfect.
Tarantino's movies, where the build-up through dialogues is so intense, the gun fire and violence which follows releases the pressure.
I just love this moment so much, I understand everyone has hyped it up but rightfully so, just telling a story without any dialogue in that moment.
Allowing the viewer to see the tension in front of them.
Classic Tarantino, one moment two people are having a normal conversation and just a scene later some of the main characters die in the matter of seconds.
One of the best Tarantino scenes of all time.Every second is tense,interesting and excellent
Bartenders everywhere: Jerk just doesn’t want to pay the tab.