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Hans Landa smokes an oversized Calabash pipe to mock the French farmer, directly comparing himself to Sherlock Holmes.

Film/Series: Inglourious Basterds

Category: Prop Costume

Timestamp: 00:18:22

During the intense opening interrogation, the French dairy farmer pulls out a modest, simple wooden pipe to smoke. In response, Landa pulls out a massive, comically large Calabash pipe—the exact style famously associated with Sherlock Holmes. This is a brilliant power move designed to intimidate the farmer, subtly signaling that Landa considers himself the ultimate detective.

Hans Landa smokes an oversized Calabash pipe to mock the French farmer, directly comparing himself to Sherlock Holmes. in Inglourious Basterds

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