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Writer:
Jo Baier (writer)
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Release Date:
25 February 2004 (Germany) more
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Plot:
In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 5 nominations more
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Tremendous Event, Average Acting, Weak Storyline more (7 total)

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Also Known As:
Operation Valkyrie (Germany) (DVD title) (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence.
Runtime:
Germany:92 min
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1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) | Finland:K-13 (DVD) | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12
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Revealing mistakes: After the first aircraft attack in the North African desert, Stauffenberg's new officer recruit, with whom he strikes up an immediate rapport, is killed in the communications truck, Stauffenberg is so outraged, that he picks up a framed photo of Adolph Hitler and throws it to the floor. The next scene has Stauffenberg's car pull along side another car carrying an unnamed general, who proceeds to give Stauffenberg some final directions. The unnamed general's red collar patch carrying the traditional gold motif is facing the wrong way, as it is the left hand patch positioned incorrectly on the right side. more
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Version of Es geschah am 20. Juli (1955) more

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Tremendous Event, Average Acting, Weak Storyline, 26 February 2004
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Author: nevenbartel from Germany

The assassination attempt on Hitler in July, 1944 is one of the most important events in modern German history. It has been reconstructed dozens of times - none have really been successful. "Es Geschah am 20. Juli" and "Der 20. Juli", both in 1955, were the first early attempts of "Vergangenheitsbewaeltigung" in Germany, both were made for the cinema screen, both with well-known actors of the time that were old enough to experience the event.

Several re-filmings (To name two more successful ones: Operation Walküre, The Plot to Kill Hitler) were less successful. Filming in color was not enough to make a good story out of a weak one.

"Stauffenberg", on German TV was a much advertised and, rumor has it, expensive event. The cast filled with actors the audience is used to seeing on TV, not one a really good one.

The plot is ok, but runs through the timeline very quickly, starting in 1933 and running to the Summer of 1944 in about 3-4 minutes, without delivering any input. Too little emphasis is placed on the historical context to show the drama of the situation, and if the attempt was to portray the characters decently, not enough is done here. Without historical knowledge of the time, it is hard to follow the characters, their roles and positions.

Hitler and Goebbels (portrayed by Udo Schenk and Olli Dittrich) both look like they have just climbed out of their tombs. The attempt to make them look really evil, fails. In his short appearance, Olli Dittrich makes of Goebbels an insecure, hysterical zombie - it made me laugh.

A few moments of the film did keep me on edge, although I knew the outcome, especially shortly before the execution of Stauffenberg and the other "enemies of the state" - a plus.

Yet: I am still waiting for THE excellent portrayal of the event.

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