Valkyrie (2008)
7.1/10 from 202414 users Updated : 2018-03-23
Rating: 6.1/10
fresh! 62%  audience liked it! 65%
Drama , History , Thriller , War
Tom Cruise , Bill Nighy , Carice van Houten , Kenneth Branagh , Tom Wilkinson , Thomas Kretschmann , Terence Stamp , Eddie Izzard , Kevin McNally ,
Christian Berkel , Jamie Parker , David Bamber , Tom Hollander , David Schofield , Kenneth Cranham
Bryan Singer
IMDB 121
2008
In Nazi Germany during World War II| as the tide turned in favor of The Allies| a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi
regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end| Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg| an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from
Hitler| is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so| he arranges for the internal emergency measure| Operation: Valkyrie| to be changed to enable his fellows to
seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However| even as the plan is put into action| a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on
their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe.
Given the subject matter, Valkyrie could have been an outstanding historical thriller, but settles for being a mildly entertaining, but disposable yarn.