Valkyrie
Brief Synopsis
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A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who loves his country but has been forced to watch with horror as the rise of Hitler has led to the events of World War II. He has continued his military service, all the while hoping someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing time is running out, Stauffenberg decides he must take action himself, and in 1942, on his own initiative, attempts to persuade senior commanders in the East to confront and overthrow Hitler. Then in 1943, while recovering from injuries suffered in combat, Stauffenberg joins forces with the German Resistance, a long-existing civilian anti-Hitler conspiracy comprised of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler's own emergency plan to stabilize the government in the event of his demise--Operation Valkyrie--and turn that plan on its head to remove those in power and cripple Hitler's regime, these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government. With everything in place, and with the future of the world, the fate of millions, and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to being the one who must kill Hitler himself.
Cast & Crew
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Bryan Singer
Director
Tom Cruise
Tom Wilkinson
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Nighy
Terence Stamp
Film Details
Also Known As
Operación Valquiria, Operation Walkuere: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat, Operation Walkure: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat, Rubicon, Untitled (United Artists/Bryan Singer Thriller)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Historical
Period
Thriller
War
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Barbel Lutter; Gudrun Kaindl; Mario Reichlin; Sabine Bobbis; Tamara Ries; Thomas Zaepf; Ulrike Diallo
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Berlin, Germany; North Africa
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who loves his country but has been forced to watch with horror as the rise of Hitler has led to the events of World War II. He has continued his military service, all the while hoping someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing time is running out, Stauffenberg decides he must take action himself, and in 1942, on his own initiative, attempts to persuade senior commanders in the East to confront and overthrow Hitler. Then in 1943, while recovering from injuries suffered in combat, Stauffenberg joins forces with the German Resistance, a long-existing civilian anti-Hitler conspiracy comprised of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler's own emergency plan to stabilize the government in the event of his demise--Operation Valkyrie--and turn that plan on its head to remove those in power and cripple Hitler's regime, these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government. With everything in place, and with the future of the world, the fate of millions, and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to being the one who must kill Hitler himself.
Director
Bryan Singer
Director
Cast
Tom Cruise
Tom Wilkinson
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Nighy
Terence Stamp
Thomas Kretschmann
Eddie Izzard
Tilmann Von Blomberg
Gerhard Haase-hindenberg
Karsten Mielke
Julian Morris
Isabella Drischel
Halina Reijn
Ian Mcneice
Anton Algrang
Andre Schwedt
Carsten Voigt
Justus Kammerer
Danny Webb
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Christian Oliver
Tim Williams
Timo Huber
Waldemar Kobus
Anna Holmes
Katharine Mehrling
Tom Wlaschiha
Achim Buch
David Bamber
Marie Becker
Scott A. Bobbitt
Lead Man
Michael Schumacher
Carice Van Houten
Jamie Parker
Christoph Förster
Niklas Bardeli
Helmut Stauss
Matthew Burton
Justin Beard
Bernard Hill
Miles O¿shea
Philipp Von Schulthess
Matthias Schweighoefer
Werner Daehn
Chris Larkin
Florian Panzner
Karl-alexander Seidel
Jon Collin Barclay
Tom Hollander
Andy Gatjen
Max Urlacher
Annika Becker
Kevin Mcnally
Harvey Friedman
Christian Berkel
Matthias Ziesing
Matthias Freihof
David Schofield
Crew
Erik Aadahl
Sound Designer
Erik Aadahl
Supervising Sound Editor
Gil Adler
Producer
Gil Adler
Line Producer
Markus Albrecht
Advisor
Nathan Alexander
Screenplay
Nathan Alexander
Coproducer
Gil Alvarado
Graphic Artist
Jason Anderson
Digital Effects Artist
Jesse Andrewartha
Visual Effects
James Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Vic Armstrong
Consultant
David K Arnold
Assistant Director
Lucas Arnold
Special Effects Technician
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Simon Atherton
Props
Herb Ault
Key Grip
Brian Edward Avery
Stunts
Mikey Avery
Stunts
Paul Babin
Camera Operator
N Shoban Babu
Cg Supervisor
John Bakalar
Assistant
K Balaji
Digital Effects Artist
Nick Bali
Software Engineer
Jeffrey G Barnett
Stunts
Tyler Barnett
Stunts
Baisa Baumann
Assistant Director
Michael Behrends
Best Boy
Gavin J. Behrman
Production Accountant
Nikki Bell
Editorial Assistant
Markus Bensch
Location Assistant
Matt Berberi
Stunts
Christopher Berg
Dailies
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Song Performer
Schein Berlin
Graphics Coordinator
Milan C Bhatt
Special Effects Technician
Jacqueline Bhavnani
Makeup Artist
Theodore Bialek
Cg Supervisor
Micah Bisagni
Assistant Camera
Oliver Blind
Assistant
Sabine Bobbis
Costumes Provider
Steve Borgese
Greensman
Michael Bortz
Propman
Etienne Boussac
Assistant Editor
Joey Box
Stunts
Kim Boyle
Visual Effects Producer
Karen M. Boyle-anastasio
Colorist
Denny Bratsch
Best Boy
Jessica Braun
Set Costumer
Ryan Bright
Software Engineer
Judy Britten
Production Coordinator
Chris Brock
Unit Production Manager
Chris Brock
Line Producer
Frederike Brodersen
Set Costumer
Erik L Brown
Camera Assistant
Zoe Brown
Makeup Artist
Richard Bucher
Stunts
Richard Burden
Stunts
Brian Burks
Character Animation
Barney Burman
Prosthetic Makeup
Jennifer Campbell
Production Supervisor
John Campuzano
Visual Effects
Meegan Carroll
Post-Production Coordinator
Ana Catala
Production Secretary
Mark Chadwick
Stunts
Matthew Chambers
Software Engineer
Det Chansamone
Digital Effects Artist
Albert Cheng
Visual Effects
Nick Chopping
Stunts
Tim Christensen
Digital Effects Artist
Gary Christie
Dolly Grip
Timothy S. Christie
Dolly Grip
Peter C Clarke
Assistant Property Master
Lee Cleary
Assistant Director
Gerrard Coffey
Accounting Assistant
Gary Cohen
Special Effects Technician
Patrick Cohen
Cg Supervisor
Frank Connor
Photography
Garry Cooper
Special Effects Supervisor
Murilo Coutinho
Software Engineer
Jennifer Cranfill
Software Engineer
Jason Crosby
Digital Effects Artist
David Crossman
Costume Supervisor
Tom Cruise
Executive Producer
John Cucci
Foley Artist
Clay Cullen
Stunts
Phil Culotta
Stunts
Paul Curren
Painter
Sam Curren
Painter
Birka Czassny
Construction
Torsten Dahlke
Painter
Enid Dalkoff
Digital Effects Artist
Klaus Gr Darrelmann
Location Manager
Susan Schakelford Dawes
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Gerardo De La Cruz
Software Engineer
Carlos De Varona
Assistant Camera
Alan Decastro
Digital Effects Artist
Dave Deever
Video Assist/Playback
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Producer
Sgt. Maj. James D. Dever
Advisor
Dhamarata G. Dhiensuwana
Key Rigging Grip
Ulrike Diallo
Costumes Provider
Lars Dicht
Carpenter
Tony Diep
Digital Effects Artist
A Dinesh
Background Painter
Jim Doherty
Cg Supervisor
John J. Downey
Special Effects Foreman
Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer
Zack Duhame
Stunts
Jan Dunkel
On-Set Dresser
Michelle Dunton
Rights & Clearances
Michael Duwel
Art Department
Ken Van Duyne
Assistant Costume Designer
Daniel Eaton
Cg Supervisor
Christopher Edwards
Visual Effects
Krishan Ehlert
Lead Set Dresser
A A Elanchezhiyan
Background Painter
Ross Emery
Director Of Photography
Erin Engman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Enzo Enzel
Painter
Jules Eschliman
Visual Effects
Bradley Farmer
Stunts
Dane Farwell
Stunts
John Paul Fasal
Sound Effects
Craig Feifarek
Special Effects Technician
Sylke Ferber
Production Secretary
Jan Fiedler
Visual Effects
Steve Finn
Boom Operator
Dylan Firshein
Associate Editor
Agnes Fischer
Assistant Production Coordinator
Guido Fischer
Assistant Location Manager
Christoph Fisser
Coproducer
Michael Fissneider
Models
Dennis Fitzgerald
Stunts
Jay Floyd
Rights & Clearances
Chris Flynn
Digital Effects Artist
Doug Forrest
Digital Effects Artist
Richard Fowkes
Consultant
Martin Frank
Gaffer
Sabina Franke
Assistant Director
Colin H Fraser
Construction Manager
Mark Freund
Visual Effects Supervisor
Rene Frommholz
Best Boy
Regaye M Fulcher
Production
George Furst
Song
Robert Garcia Jr.
Transportation Captain
Frederick Gaudreau
Digital Effects Artist
Gerry Gavigan
Assistant Director
Concepcion Gaxiola
Tailor
Robert Gee
Painter
Pat Gehlen
Visual Effects
Jens Geibel
Location Scout
Steve Gell
Wardrobe
John Giffoni
Digital Effects Artist
Arabella Gilbert
Assistant Production Coordinator
Tanner Gill
Stunts
Jeff Gladu
Accountant
Gabriella Gobber
Script Supervisor
Amanda Goodpaster
Music Editor
Jade Gordon
Stunts
Gerry Gore
Transportation Coordinator
Kemal Gorgulu
Assistant Director
Dylan Gottlieb
Visual Effects
Matthew K. Grigsby
Production Accountant
Dawn Guinta
Digital Effects Artist
David Gulick
Property Master
Alexander Gunn
Pyrotechnics
Alexander Gutschke
Set Decorator
Marcus Haendgen
Property Master
Sean Haley
Costumer
Allen L Hall
Special Effects Supervisor
Bob Hall
Assistant Camera
Brian Hall
Software Engineer
Matthew Hall
Special Effects Foreman
Torsten J Halsey
Researcher
Myra Hamaza
Camera Assistant
Brian Hamblin
Production Manager
Kevin Hannigan
Special Effects Coordinator
Steven Hansen
Digital Effects Artist
Leah Hardstark
Animation Photography
T C Harrison
Digital Effects Artist
Jane Harvie
Painter
Victoria Hawden
Production Coordinator
Chris Hebert
Animation Photography
Ingeborg Heinemann
Assistant Set Decorator
Pablo Heisenberg
Music Conductor
James Heisner
Stunts
Isabel Henderson
Post-Production Supervisor
Warren Hendriks
Sound Effects Editor
Craig Henighan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Henighan
Supervising Sound Editor
Bernhard Henrich
Set Decorator
Paul Herbert
Stunts
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Toralf Hertzsch
Construction
Manuel Hess
On-Set Dresser
Graham Hills
Special Effects Technician
John Hinton
Pilot
Steve Hinton
Pilot
Nick Hobbs
Stunts
Film Details
Also Known As
Operación Valquiria, Operation Walkuere: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat, Operation Walkure: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat, Rubicon, Untitled (United Artists/Bryan Singer Thriller)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Historical
Period
Thriller
War
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Barbel Lutter; Gudrun Kaindl; Mario Reichlin; Sabine Bobbis; Tamara Ries; Thomas Zaepf; Ulrike Diallo
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Berlin, Germany; North Africa
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 25, 2008
Released in United States on Video May 19, 2009
Released in United States Winter December 25, 2008
Released in United States on Video May 19, 2009
Project was included on the 2007 Black List.
