Character Relationship Map: Inglourious Basterds

Characters

• Shosanna (played by Mélanie Laurent) — protagonist

  Jewish survivor who escapes a Nazi massacre and plots cinematic revenge in Paris.

• LT. Archie Hicox (played by Michael Fassbender) — supporting

  British commando and film critic leading Operation Kino to assassinate Nazi leadership.

• Hitler (played by Martin Wuttke) — minor

  Führer of Nazi Germany attending the cinema premiere in Inglourious Basterds.

• Perrier LaPadite (played by Denis Ménochet) — minor

  French dairy farmer who hides the Dreyfus family. Interrogated by Landa.

• Joseph Goebbels (played by Sylvester Groth) — minor

  Nazi propaganda minister attending the cinema premiere in Inglourious Basterds.

• Bridget von Hammersmark (played by Diane Kruger) — supporting

  German film star and undercover Allied agent. Partners with Hicox in Operation Kino.

• Fredrick Zoller (played by Daniel Brühl) — supporting

  German sniper and war hero obsessed with Shosanna. Star of the propaganda film.

• Marcel (played by Jacky Ido) — supporting

  Shosanna's lover and cinema projectionist. Helps plan the Nazi massacre in Inglourious Basterds.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Joseph Goebbels → Hitler (Power Political Associates)

  Joseph Goebbels and Hitler attend the same premiere as senior Nazi leaders.

• Fredrick Zoller → Joseph Goebbels (Professional Associate)

  Zoller convinces Joseph Goebbels to hold the propaganda film premiere at Shosanna's cinema.

• Shosanna → Fredrick Zoller (Romantic Object Of Infatuation)

  Fredrick Zoller becomes infatuated with Shosanna while she operates the cinema under the name Emmanuelle Mimieux.

• Shosanna → Marcel (Romantic Lovers)

  The plot identifies Marcel as Shosanna's Afro-French lover and cinema projectionist.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Bridget von Hammersmark → Perrier LaPadite (Unknown Unrelated Contact)

  The plot provides no direct interaction between Bridget von Hammersmark and Perrier LaPadite.

• Bridget von Hammersmark → Shosanna (Alliance Operational Ally)

  Von Hammersmark's Allied operation targets the premiere, while Shosanna separately prepares the cinema attack against the same Nazi gathering.

• Bridget von Hammersmark → LT. Archie Hicox (Alliance Mission Partner)

  Bridget von Hammersmark, an undercover Allied agent, works with Hicox during Operation Kino.

• Shosanna → Perrier LaPadite (Alliance Protector)

  Perrier LaPadite hides the Dreyfus family under his farmhouse floor, allowing young Shosanna to escape the massacre.

Story Analysis

A Jewish survivor and an Allied operation converge on a cinema premiere to destroy Nazi leadership through revenge, deception, and fire.

Plot Progression

1. A Survivor Under The Floor
2. Cinema Of Vengeance
3. The Tavern Collapse
4. Masks At The Premiere
5. Fire Over The Reich