JackValkyrie
November 14th 2007 01:48
Valkyrie is a 2008 historical thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Tom Cruise. The film is based on the July Plot of German army officers to assassinate Hitler. Cruise will portray the leader of the plot, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. Cruise's portrayal caused controversy among German politicians and members of Stauffenberg's family due to the actor's practice of Scientology, though German newspapers and filmmakers gave support to the film to spread global awareness of von Stauffenberg's attempted plot. The filmmakers of Valkyrie initially had difficulty setting up filming locations in Germany, but they were later given leeway to film in locations pertaining to the film's story, such as Berlin's historic Bendlerblock. It will be released on June 27th, 2008.
During World War II, the German Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) is severely wounded in Africa and returns home to Nazi Germany. Stauffenberg helps conceive Operation Valkyrie, a plan to implement a shadow government in the event of the death of Germany's Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler. The Colonel eventually joins the German Resistance and becomes part of the July 20 Plot, a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler and execute Valkyrie in order to take control of the country and make peace with the Allies. Stauffenberg finds himself taking on not only the responsibility of leading the coup, but also the task to assassinate Hitler himself.
The trailer for Valkyrie is below:
Genre: Historical Thriller
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Produced by: Christopher McQuarrie, Bryan Singer, Gilbert Adler
Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander
Starring: Tom Cruise, Christian Berkel, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin McNally, Bill Nighy, David Schofield, Terence Stamp
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: June 27th, 2008
Budget: $US 80 million
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Valkyrie (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
The cast of Valkyrie
During World War II, the German Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) is severely wounded in Africa and returns home to Nazi Germany. Stauffenberg helps conceive Operation Valkyrie, a plan to implement a shadow government in the event of the death of Germany's Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler. The Colonel eventually joins the German Resistance and becomes part of the July 20 Plot, a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler and execute Valkyrie in order to take control of the country and make peace with the Allies. Stauffenberg finds himself taking on not only the responsibility of leading the coup, but also the task to assassinate Hitler himself.
The trailer for Valkyrie is below:
Genre: Historical Thriller
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Produced by: Christopher McQuarrie, Bryan Singer, Gilbert Adler
Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander
Starring: Tom Cruise, Christian Berkel, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin McNally, Bill Nighy, David Schofield, Terence Stamp
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: June 27th, 2008
Budget: $US 80 million
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Valkyrie (film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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