Valkyrie - Trailer

  • 04 November 2008

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This amazing true story is based around the life of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a German officer who, along with a group of high ranking officers decide something must be done about Hitler before all of Germany is destroyed by war.

Citizens of Germany were constantly under the watchful eye of the military, a lot of which did not agree with Hitlers regime but were stuck. For many years Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg was a loyal military man, he followed orders and served Hitler but Germany was changing in front of his eyes and Stauffenberg decided something radical must be done. Along with other high ranking officers Stauffenberg joined the German resistance. Action had to be taken as quickly as possible and it soon became clear that he would not just be risking his life but also that of his family in a mission called Valkyrie set to overthrow the regime from the inside.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice Van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel and Terence Stamp.

Director: Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men, Superman Returns)
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects)