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Quentin Tarantino was considering abandoning "Inglorious Basterds" (2009) while the casting search for someone to play Colonel Hans Landa took place, fearing he'd written a role that was unplayable (the character speaks the most different languages in the movie: Four (English, French, German, and Italian). Leonardo DiCaprio was the first choice for Colonel Hans Landa, but Tarantino then decided that a German-speaking actor should play the part. After Christoph Waltz auditioned, however, both Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender agreed they had found the perfect actor for the role (although Waltz admitted that he is not fluent in Italian, and learned his Italian dialogue strictly for the movie).
Although the movie is fictional, it was partially inspired by "Operation Greenup," a real-life mission by the Office of Strategic Services. In February, 1945, three O.S.S. Agents, Frederick Mayer (a German-born American spy), Hans Wijnberg (a Dutch-born Agent, who, like Mayer, was Jewish), and Franz Weber (a former Austrian Wehrmacht Officer), were parachuted into Austria. For several months, Mayer gathered intelligence on the Germans' "Alpine Fortress," by posing as a Nazi Officer and as a French electrician. While staying with Weber's family in Innsbruck, Wijnberg and Weber radioed the intelligence back to O.S.S. operatives in Bari, Italy. When Mayer's cover was blown by a black marketer, he was captured and tortured by the Gestapo, but refused to give up the other two agents. However, General Franz Hofer, commander of the Nazi forces in western Austria, realized the war was lost, and was looking for a way to surrender his forces to the Allies, instead of to the Red Army. He had Mayer brought to his house, and offered to send a message for him to the O.S.S. offices in Bern, Switzerland, through a German Agent. Mayer helped negotiate the surrender of Germany's Austria forces, which took place in Innsbruck on May 3, 1945. Afterwards, Mayer and Wijnberg returned to America. In 2012, they were reunited via a webcam interview for the History Channel documentary, "The Real Inglourious Basterds."
At the premiere of "Nation's Pride" in the film, Colonel Landa is wearing a golden medal around his neck which covers his tie. This is the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross, in gold with swords, to recognize non-combat contributions to the Third Reich war effort. Only nine awards were made during the war, and it was actually instituted in October 1944, so it was impossible for Landa to be a recipient. Although, since this movie is a fictional story, set against the backdrop of World War II, the point is rendered moot, considering Tarantino's storytelling capabilities.
Waltz's Academy Award win for the role started a four-year run of the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar going to an actor whose name begins with "Chris." Christian Bale won in 2010 for "The Fighter," Christopher Plummer took home the statuette in 2011 for "Beginners," and Waltz won again in 2012 for "Django Unchained." (IMDb)
Happy Birthday, Christoph Waltz!