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Valkyrie (2008)  link to Valkyrie on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 1245

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IMDb Rating:
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7.1/10 (198.8K votes)

Also known as: Walküre (alternative spelling)

Country: United States, 121 minutes

Spoken languages: English, German

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller, War

Director(s): Bryan Singer

Storyline:
In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe.

Cast:

Tom Cruise Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Kenneth Branagh Major-General Henning von Tresckow
Bill Nighy General Friedrich Olbricht
Tom Wilkinson General Friedrich Fromm
Carice van Houten Nina von Stauffenberg

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 9 Slot 66

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1