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Valkyrie is a 2008 historical political thriller film directed by Bryan Singer, written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, starring Tom Cruise. The film is set in Nazi Germany during World War II and depicts the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country. The film was released by American studio United Artists and stars Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the key plotters. The supporting cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp, and Tom Wilkinson.
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2008 · 2h 1m · Drama · Thriller · War
TMDB 7.0/10 (4,156 votes)
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.
Directed by Bryan Singer
Box office $200M worldwide
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Bryan SingerDirector
Tom Cruiseas Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Kenneth Branaghas Henning von Tresckow
Terence Stampas Ludwig Beck
Tom Wilkinsonas Friedrich Fromm
Carice van Houtenas Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
Suzy Eddie Izzardas Erich Fellgiebel
David Bamberas Adolf Hitler
Tom Hollanderas Colonel Heinz Brandt
David Schofieldas Erwin von Witzleben
Christian Berkelas Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim