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description Valkyrie Overview

Valkyrie is a 2008 film concerning an attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany during World War II. The story centers on a plot devised by German army officers utilizing the Operation Valkyrie plan to seize control of the nation. Tom Cruise portrays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a key figure within this operation alongside a supporting cast including Kenneth Branagh and Bill Nighy.

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info Valkyrie Specifications

Country	Germany
Year	2008

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Is Valkyrie based on a true story?

Yes, it dramatizes the July 20, 1944 plot in which German army officers, led by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, planted a bomb intended to kill Adolf Hitler at his Wolf's Lair headquarters. The bomb exploded but Hitler survived, and the coup collapsed within hours.

Who plays Stauffenberg in Valkyrie, and who directed the film?

Tom Cruise stars as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the one-eyed officer who carried the briefcase bomb. The film was directed by Bryan Singer, previously known for The Usual Suspects and the X-Men films, and was released in December 2008.

What was Operation Valkyrie actually supposed to be?

Valkyrie was originally a legitimate German emergency plan letting the reserve army maintain order if the Nazi regime were thrown into chaos, for example by an attack on Hitler. The conspirators secretly rewrote its orders so that, once the bomb killed Hitler, the army would seize control from the SS under the cover of a staged coup.

What happens to Stauffenberg at the end of Valkyrie?

The coup fails once it becomes clear Hitler survived, and Stauffenberg is executed by firing squad that same night in the courtyard of the Bendlerblock in Berlin. The film stays close to the historical record, showing the arrests and executions of the other plotters as well.

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