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Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.

20087.02h 1m

Overview

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

Directed by Bryan Singer
Written by Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander
Produced by Christopher McQuarrie, Bryan Singer, Gilbert Adler
Box OfficeBudget: $75.0MRevenue: $200.3M

Top Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Henning von Tresckow

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Friedrich Olbricht

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Ludwig Beck

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Friedrich Fromm

Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten

Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Otto Ernst Remer

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Erich Fellgiebel

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler

Themes & Keywords

friendshipsuicideplanberlin, germanyhusband wife relationshipassassinationnazibombresistancemilitary officerworld war iibased on true storytreasondeceptiongerman officercolonelmedaloperation valkyrie

About Valkyrie

Valkyrie is a drama, thriller, war film released in 2008 exploring themes of friendship, suicide, plan, berlin, germany, husband wife relationship, assassination. Directed by Bryan Singer, it stars Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy. Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

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