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Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg-Attentat

Original title: Valkyrie
  • 2008
  • 12
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
264K
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POPULARITY
2,765
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Tom Cruise in Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg-Attentat (2008)
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Period DramaPolitical ThrillerDramaHistoryThrillerWar

A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.

  • Director
    • Bryan Singer
  • Writers
    • Christopher McQuarrie
    • Nathan Alexander
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Bill Nighy
    • Carice van Houten
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    264K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,765
    381
    • Director
      • Bryan Singer
    • Writers
      • Christopher McQuarrie
      • Nathan Alexander
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Bill Nighy
      • Carice van Houten
    • 519User reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

    Videos12

    Valkyrie: Featurette -- "Through Bryan Singer's Eyes"
    Trailer 2:52
    Valkyrie: Featurette -- "Through Bryan Singer's Eyes"
    Valkyrie: Final Theatrical Trailer
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    Valkyrie: Final Theatrical Trailer
    Valkyrie: Final Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:32
    Valkyrie: Final Theatrical Trailer
    Valkyrie: Featurette
    Trailer 3:12
    Valkyrie: Featurette
    Valkyrie: Trailer #1
    Trailer 1:56
    Valkyrie: Trailer #1
    Valkyrie
    Clip 5:03
    Valkyrie
    Valkyrie
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    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • General Friedrich Olbricht
    Carice van Houten
    Carice van Houten
    • Nina von Stauffenberg
    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Major-General Henning von Tresckow
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • General Friedrich Fromm
    Thomas Kretschmann
    Thomas Kretschmann
    • Major Otto Ernst Remer
    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • General Ludwig Beck
    Eddie Izzard
    Eddie Izzard
    • General Erich Fellgiebel
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Dr. Carl Goerdeler
    • (as Kevin R. McNally)
    Christian Berkel
    Christian Berkel
    • Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim
    Jamie Parker
    Jamie Parker
    • Lieutenant Werner von Haeften
    David Bamber
    David Bamber
    • Adolf Hitler
    Tom Hollander
    Tom Hollander
    • Colonel Heinz Brandt
    David Schofield
    David Schofield
    • Erwin von Witzleben
    Kenneth Cranham
    Kenneth Cranham
    • Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
    Halina Reijn
    Halina Reijn
    • Margarethe von Oven
    Werner Daehn
    Werner Daehn
    • Major Ernst John von Freyend
    Harvey Friedman
    Harvey Friedman
    • Dr. Joseph Goebbels
    • Director
      • Bryan Singer
    • Writers
      • Christopher McQuarrie
      • Nathan Alexander
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The "central communications center" (teleprinter room), which appears several times in this movie, is a highly accurate depiction. Nearly thirty historically correct original teleprinter machines of various types were used. Some were provided by collector and technical consultant Henning Treumann, and some borrowed from other sources. All of the machines were fully operational, and, in the movie, are all printing authentic archival messages from the Nazi era, fed from off-screen teletype machines and notebook computers.
    • Goofs
      On the day of the attempt at Rastenburg, Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg managed to get through Security Zone II with his briefcase containing the explosives without problems. He knew however that on entering the inner Security Zone I, all personnel except Adolf Hitler's inner circle were thoroughly searched, as a precaution against assassination attempts. In order to avoid it, von Stauffenberg arranged so that he entered the Zone with Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel - an officer in Keitel's company would not be searched.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Col. Claus von Stauffenberg: Long live sacred Germany!

    • Connections
      Featured in stern TV: Episode dated 30 January 2008 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      They'll Remember You
      Written by John Ottman and Lior Rosner

      Orchestrated by Lior Rosner

      Performed by the Rundfunkchor Berlin

      Mezzo Soprano: Sylke Schwab

      Conductor: Günther Joseck (as Günter Joseck)

      German Language Music Consultant: Lee Rothfarb, Ph.D.

      Lyrics adapted from Wanderer's Nachtlied II by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

      The Rundfunkchor Berlin is an ensemble of The Rundfunkchor-Orchestra und Chöre GmbH Berlin

      Shareholders are Deutschlandradio, The Federal Republic of Germany, The Federal State of Berlin and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting Service

    User reviews519

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    8/10

    The Failed Plot Against Tom Cruise

    I'm appalled at the way the specialized and not so specialized media attacked Tom Cruise for this movie. Why? He's not just good but very good in his against type performance. I've heard critics calling him "distractingly bad", how ridiculous and nasty. The film by the great craftsman Bryan Singer is a suspenseful, beautifully made historical thriller with a remarkable attention to detail. In an effort to be accurate the Jews are never mention because in fact the attempt to assassinate Hitler had nothing to do with that. The real reason? The war had turned against the Germans, it was clear that they were entering a down spiral and Hitler's madness was at the center of that. Regardless of the fact we know how the story ends, the movie manages to be a gripping tale based on real events. Well done Mr.Cruise, you won! Your Valkyrie is performing stupendously at the almighty box office.
    • marcosaguado
    • Jan 8, 2009
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2009 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • Italy
      • Spain
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Walküre
    • Filming locations
      • Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand, Stauffenbergstrasse, Berlin, Germany(Bendlerblock)
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • United Artists
      • Bad Hat Harry Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $83,077,833
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,027,007
      • Dec 28, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $201,545,517
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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