Standartenführer Hans Landa is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds.

[3] When the tide of the war turns against the Nazis, he scoffs at it, alluding that his job is to find and capture people and the fact that they are Jews is of no consequence to him.

[6] However, by the end of the film, he unreservedly switches sides to assist the Basterds in assassinating Hitler and a number of Nazi Party elite inside a movie theater.

In 2019, Tarantino appeared on the podcast Happy Sad Confused, where he discussed Landa's fate after the events of the film.

Tarantino stated that Landa is recognized as a hero in the US and history books for his involvement in ending World War II and helping to kill Hitler, and that he subsequently settles on Nantucket Island, where he is roped in to solve a series of murders as an amateur master detective.

Waltz received widespread critical acclaim for his role as Landa, and won the Best Actor Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for his performance.