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.

Credits: TheMovieDb.

Film Cast:

• Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg: Tom Cruise
• Henning von Tresckow: Kenneth Branagh
• Friedrich Olbricht: Bill Nighy
• Ludwig Beck: Terence Stamp
• Friedrich Fromm: Tom Wilkinson
• Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg: Carice van Houten
• Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel: Kenneth Cranham
• Otto Ernst Remer: Thomas Kretschmann
• Erich Fellgiebel: Eddie Izzard
• Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler: Kevin McNally
• Adolf Hitler: David Bamber
• Colonel Heinz Brandt: Tom Hollander
• Erwin von Witzleben: David Schofield
• Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim: Christian Berkel
• Werner von Haeften: Jamie Parker
• Pompous General: Ian McNeice
• Captain Haans: Danny Webb
• General – Desert Sequence: Bernard Hill
• Sergeant Helm: Chris Larkin
• Lieutenant-General Adolf Heusinger: Matthew Burton
• Hermann Göring: Gerhard Haase-Hindenberg
• Heinrich Himmler: Matthias Freihof
• Margarethe Van Oven: Halina Reijn
• Albert Speer: Anton Algrang
• Ernst-John Von Freyend: Werner Daehn
• SS-Soldat im Erschießungskommando: Matthias Schweighöfer
• SS-Soldat: Andy Gätjen
• SS-Adjutant von Henning von Tresckow: Philipp von Schulthess
• Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg: Karl Alexander Seidel
• Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg: Justus Kammerer
• Thomas Arnold: Frank Christian Marx
• Leutnant Hans Wilhelm Hagen: Florian Panzner
• Young Lieutenant – Desert: Julian Morris
• Doctor: Tim Williams

Film Crew:

• Producer: Bryan Singer
• Executive Producer: John Ottman
• Producer: Christopher McQuarrie
• Producer: Gilbert Adler
• Director of Photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
• Screenplay: Nathan Alexander
• Production Design: Lilly Kilvert
• Costume Design: Joanna Johnston
• Production Design: Patrick Lumb
• Costume Supervisor: Dulcie Scott
• Art Direction: Cornelia Ott
• Set Decoration: Bernhard Henrich
• Casting: Roger Mussenden
• Supervising Art Director: Keith Pain
• Supervising Art Director: Ralf Schreck
• Supervising Art Director: John Warnke
• Stunts: Brian Avery
• Makeup Artist: Bill Corso
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Herbick
• Special Effects Supervisor: Allen Hall
• Makeup Artist: Yasmin Iqbal
• Armorer: Simon Atherton
• Costume Supervisor: Pamela Wise
• Set Costumer: Jessica Braun
• Property Master: Marcus Haendgen
• Aerial Director of Photography: John Marzano
• Ager/Dyer: Sarah Moore
• Costume Supervisor: David Crossman
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Kevin Noel
• Visual Effects Editor: Andrew Loschin
• Second Unit Director of Photography: Ross Emery
• Visual Effects Coordinator: John Campuzano
• Property Master: David Gulick
• Lighting Technician: Sebastian Beutler
• Additional Photography: David Luckenbach
• Visual Effects Producer: Phillip Hoffman
• Visual Effects Producer: Diana Stulic Ibanez
• Dialogue Editor: Mike Hopkins
• Supervising Sound Editor: Erik Aadahl
• Rigging Gaffer: Ron Rakowski
• Rigging Grip: Nick Liampetchakul
• Visual Effects Producer: Maricel Pagulayan
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Kenneth Nakada
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Peter Nofz
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Mark Freund
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Skip Lievsay
• Rigging Gaffer: Glenn E. Moran
• Dolly Grip: Elmar Suska
• Electrician: Michael Rieck
• Digital Intermediate: Erik Rogers
• Sound Effects Editor: Warren Hendriks
• Visual Effects Editor: Annie Mahlik
• ADR Supervisor: Kerry Dean Williams
• Foley: John T. Cucci
• Sound Effects Editor: Wayne Lemmer
• Steadicam Operator: P. Scott Sakamoto
• Gaffer: Martin Frank
• Aerial Camera Technician: Christopher Newman
• Chief Lighting Technician: Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
• Casting: Heta Mantscheff
• Casting Associate: Jeremy Rich
• Casting Assistant: Melissa Kostenbauder
• Ager/Dyer: Julia Gombert
• Foley: Dan O’Connell
• Aerial Coordinator: Mike Woodley
• Costume Coordinator: Charlotte Wiseman
• Tailor: Jürgen Neuenfeldt
• Additional Photography: Paul C. Babin
• CG Supervisor: Shoban Narayanan
• Digital Intermediate: Jay Warren
• Title Designer: Kyle Cooper
• Script Supervisor: Gabriella Gobber
• Assistant Costume Designer: Jeremy Turner
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard R. Hoover
• Conceptual Illustrator: Benjamin Kniebe
• Supervising Sound Editor: Craig Henighan
• ADR Voice Casting: Caitlin McKenna
• Visual Effects Producer: Brice Liesveld
• Dialogue Editor: Susan Dawes
• Foley: Jonathan Klein
• Additional Photography: Gregory J. Schmidt
• Armorer: Carl Schmidt
• Still Photographer: Frank Connor
• Lighting Technician: Mark Carlile
• Set Costumer: Friederike Brodersen
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Deborah Neumann
• Visual Effects Producer: Kim Boyle
• Associate Editor: Dylan Firshein
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Jules Eschliman
• Boom Operator: Steve Finn
• Editor: Elliot Graham
• Visual Effects: Hiroshi Mori
• Stunts: Zack Duhame
• Stunt Coordinator: Greg Powell

Movie Reviews:

• Wuchak: Not all Germans supported that madman
• RELEASED IN 2008 and directed by Bryan Singer, “Valkyrie” is a World War II crime thriller based on the true story of the last German plot to assassinate Hitler in the Summer of 1944, although it wasn’t a crime, of course, but rather an act of heroism.
• Tom Cruise resembles the protagonist, Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg, but he lacks his height. Despite this, Cruise is solid in the role and the story works up some quality suspense. Even though we know the plot will fail, you can’t help but root for the dissenters’ success. Almost 5000 Germans were subsequently executed on grounds of treason for the failed attempt, although not all of them were connected to this specific conspiracy.
• The film is both entertaining and educational. It shows that there were thousands of Germans who were willing to risk all to get that lunatic out of office. And they almost succeeded. “Valkyrie” is reminiscent of 1976’s “The Eagle has Landed” in some ways so, if you liked that one, you’ll probably appreciate “Valkyrie.” I like the ’76 film a little better.
• THE MOVIE RUNS 2 hours, 1 minute and was shot in Germany, Czech Republic and California. WRITERS: Christopher McQuarrie & Nathan Alexander.
• GRADE: B