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Valkyrie (2008) -- Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers (WGA):

Christopher McQuarrie (written by) &
Nathan Alexander (written by)

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Release Date:

25 December 2008 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller | War more

Tagline:

Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.

Plot:

Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations more

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Excellent Historical Drama more (325 total)


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Also Known As:

Walküre (Germany) (literal title) (USA) (alternative spelling)
Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg-Attentat (Germany)
Rubicon (USA) (fake working title)
Untitled Bryan Singer Thriller (USA) (working title)
Walküre/Valkyrie (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | German

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Company:

United Artists more


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Waldemar Kobus (Police Chief Von Helldorf) also appeared in the German film _Stauffenberg (2004)_, playing Wolf's Lair officer Lieutenant Herber. more

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Factual errors: The aircraft Hitler rides, and which the plotters attempt to blow up, is a Ju-52 trimotor. In reality, Hitler's aircraft at the time was the four-engined FW-200 "Condor." None survived, so they couldn't be used for filming. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
soldiers in unison: I swear by God this sacred oath: That I shall render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer of the German Reich and people, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and that I shall at all times be ready, as a brave soldier, to give my life for this oath.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: (#2.1)" (2008) more

Soundtrack:

Badenweiler Marsch more


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118 out of 170 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Historical Drama, 27 December 2008
8/10
Author: J_Trex from Philadelphia

It was curious timing to release this film on Christmas Day. As David Letterman quipped on last night's monologue: "Nothing says Holidays like a good Nazi death plot".

Release timing not withstanding, this is a very powerful movie and by all accounts comports with the historical record. There was little embellishment for dramatic effect here. Hitler murder conspiracy dramas are abundant in Hollywood, but this one actually happened and was nearly successful. The story is riveting, and even though the outcome was already known (at least to anyone who had a rudimentary knowledge of WWII), the excitement level was sustained by not really knowing the precise timing of events or, more importantly, who would be spared in the end.

Tom Cruise was very good in the lead role as the chief conspirator (Col. von Stauffenberg). The rest of the cast was first rate, including Tom Wilkinson as Gen'l Fromm, a Nazi head honcho who was playing both sides of the fence, and many other notable actors, such as Kenneth Branagh and Terence Stamp, all excellent.

For fans of "Downfall", the German film documenting Hitler's final week in the bunker (one of the all time great WWII films and #75 on the IMDb top 250), there were two actors from that movie playing in this one. Thomas Kretschmann and Christian Berkel both were key figures in "Downfall" had supporting roles in this film.

For people with an interest in WWII or history in general, this is one film worth checking out.

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