Hans Landa
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Hans Landa is the cunning and multilingual SS colonel nicknamed the "Jew Hunter" in Quentin Tarantino's film *Inglourious Basterds*.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hans Landa canonical | 7 |
| Col. Hans Landa | 2 |
| SS Colonel Hans Landa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1197775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Landa Context triple: [Christoph Waltz, notableRole, Hans Landa]
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A.
Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller
Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller was a high-ranking Nazi official who led Adolf Hitler’s secret state police and played a central role in organizing and executing the regime’s political repression and mass atrocities.
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B.
ReinhardHeydrich
Reinhard Heydrich was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police official, one of the main architects of the Holocaust and a key organizer of the regime’s genocidal policies.
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C.
Hermann Fegelein
Hermann Fegelein was a high-ranking SS officer and Heinrich Himmler's liaison to Adolf Hitler, known for his role in the Nazi regime and his execution in the final days of World War II.
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D.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a high-ranking Austrian SS official and key Nazi war criminal who headed the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA) and played a central role in organizing the Holocaust and other atrocities.
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E.
Lina Heydrich
Lina Heydrich was the wife of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich, later known for defending his legacy and publishing memoirs about their life together.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Landa Target entity description: Hans Landa is the cunning and multilingual SS colonel nicknamed the "Jew Hunter" in Quentin Tarantino's film *Inglourious Basterds*.
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A.
Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller
Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller was a high-ranking Nazi official who led Adolf Hitler’s secret state police and played a central role in organizing and executing the regime’s political repression and mass atrocities.
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B.
ReinhardHeydrich
Reinhard Heydrich was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police official, one of the main architects of the Holocaust and a key organizer of the regime’s genocidal policies.
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C.
Hermann Fegelein
Hermann Fegelein was a high-ranking SS officer and Heinrich Himmler's liaison to Adolf Hitler, known for his role in the Nazi regime and his execution in the final days of World War II.
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D.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a high-ranking Austrian SS official and key Nazi war criminal who headed the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA) and played a central role in organizing the Holocaust and other atrocities.
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E.
Lina Heydrich
Lina Heydrich was the wife of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich, later known for defending his legacy and publishing memoirs about their life together.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Nazi Germany
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Schutzstaffel ⓘ
linked to:
Schutzstaffel (SS)
|
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Inglourious Basterds ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adolf Hitler (fictional depiction)
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linked to:
Adolf Hitler
Bridget von Hammersmark ⓘ Shosanna Dreyfus ⓘ |
| awardConnection |
Christoph Waltz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Hans Landa
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linked to:
Christoph Waltz
|
| characterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ intelligent ⓘ manipulative ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Quentin Tarantino ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Aldo Raine
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linked to:
Lt. Aldo Raine
Inglourious Basterds (commando unit) ⓘ |
| familyName | Landa ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Inglourious Basterds universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Inglourious Basterds
|
| filmGenreContext |
black comedy
ⓘ
revisionist history ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Inglourious Basterds (2009 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Inglourious Basterds
|
| fullName | Hans Landa ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Standartenführer
ⓘ
colonel ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | betrays Nazi leadership for personal gain ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian (fictional) ⓘ |
| nickname | Jew Hunter ⓘ |
| notableScene |
interrogation of Perrier LaPadite in the opening sequence
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restaurant meeting with Shosanna Dreyfus ⓘ tavern aftermath interrogation of Bridget von Hammersmark ⓘ |
| occupation | SS officer ⓘ |
| plotAction |
negotiates a deal with the Allies for his own surrender
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tracks down hidden Jewish families in occupied France ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Christoph Waltz ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Nazi-occupied France ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | pistol ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hans Landa Description of subject: Hans Landa is the cunning and multilingual SS colonel nicknamed the "Jew Hunter" in Quentin Tarantino's film *Inglourious Basterds*.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hans Landa
subject linked to:
Jew Hunter
linked to: Hans Landa
subject linked to:
Perrier LaPadite (harboring family)
subject linked to:
Perrier LaPadite (harboring family)
linked to: Hans Landa