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@ reeb
2025-05-07 21:54:00
Scene Explanation:
This specific moment takes place during the tense basement tavern scene. The character shown from the back raising his fingers is Lt. Archie Hicox (played by Michael Fassbender), an undercover British officer posing as a German soldier. He is ordering three glasses by holding up three fingers — the index, middle, and ring fingers, which is not the German way to indicate the number three. Germans typically use the thumb, index, and middle finger to show “three.”
Why This Is Significant:
This subtle hand gesture gives away that Hicox is not actually German, alerting the suspicious SS officer Major Dieter Hellstrom (seen facing the camera). This leads to a deadly confrontation shortly afterward. It’s a pivotal moment where a small cultural detail unravels the entire undercover operation.
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