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treats language as a central plot device. The opening scene in the French farmhouse and the basement tavern scene are built entirely on the lethal stakes of linguistic fluency. The character of Col. Hans Landa uses his multilingualism as a tool for psychological domination, proving that in this world, words are as deadly as bullets. Cinema as the Executioner

: Played by Brad Pitt, the leader of the Basterds whose primary mission is "killin' Nazis" and collecting scalps .