Valkyrie (2008)

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers (WGA):

Christopher McQuarrie (written by) &
Nathan Alexander (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.

Plot:

Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Plot Keywords:

Plot | Nazi | Germany | Plan | German Officer

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Kenneth Branagh	...	Major-General Henning von Tresckow
Bill Nighy	...	General Friedrich Olbricht
Tom Wilkinson	...	General Friedrich Fromm
Carice van Houten	...	Nina von Stauffenberg
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Major Otto Ernst Remer
Terence Stamp	...	Ludwig Beck
Eddie Izzard	...	General Erich Fellgiebel
Kevin McNally	...	Dr. Carl Goerdeler (as Kevin R. McNally)
Christian Berkel	...	Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim
Jamie Parker	...	Lieutenant Werner von Haeften
David Bamber	...	Adolf Hitler
Tom Hollander	...	Colonel Heinz Brandt
David Schofield	...	Erwin von Witzleben
Kenneth Cranham	...	Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

Also Known As:

Walküre (Germany) (literal title) (USA) (alternative spelling)
Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg-Attentat (Germany)
Rubicon (USA) (fake working title)
Untitled Bryan Singer Thriller (USA) (working title)
Walküre/Valkyrie (USA) (complete title)
Operación Valquiria (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Epiheirisi Valkyria (Greece) [el]
Jakjeonmyeong Balkiri (South Korea) [ko]
Operação Valquíria (Brazil) [pt]
Operaatio Valkyrie (Finland) [fi]
Operacija Valkira (Croatia) [hr]
Operacija Valkira (Serbia) [sr]
Operasyon Valkyrie (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Operation Valkyria (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Operation Valkyrie (Denmark) [da]
Operatsioon Valküür (Estonia) [et]
Operazione Valchiria (Italy) [it]
Valkür (Hungary) [hu]
Valkýra (Czech Republic) [cs]
Valkiria (Spain) [es]
Valkyria (Sweden) [sv]
Valkyrie (Japan: English title) [en]
Valquíria (Portugal) [pt]
Walkiria (Poland) [pl]
Walkyrie (France) [fr]
Warukyûre (Japan) [ja]
Xingdong mubiao Xitele (China: Mandarin title) [zh]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44626) | Czech Republic:12 | South Korea:12 | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | Norway:11 | South Africa:10V | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:11 | Spain:13 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:14 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | India:UA | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Barton Flats, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

Carice van Houten, who plays Nina Stauffenberg, is the longtime companion of Sebastian Koch, who played Stauffenberg in the critically acclaimed German TV movie Stauffenberg (2004) (TV).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the executions no bullet impacts are seen in the sand bank behind the victims having passed easily through the bodies at such short range.

Quotes:

[first lines]
soldiers in unison: I swear by God this sacred oath: That I shall render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer of the German Reich and people, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and that I shall at all times be ready, as a brave soldier, to give my life for this oath.

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Soundtrack:

They'll Remember You

Why on earth do you need a German accent?

First let me address some of the previous posters? Why on earth do you need to have a German accent? I have lived in many countries and I have never seen a movie dubbed with a phony accent or I have never seen a German movie about America with phony American accent in German. Let's establish the fact that the movie is not done in German. Done. Not German. If it is done in English then it should be English and not some Hogan's Heroes nonsense.

Now to the movie. Yes, perhaps the character development wasn't exhausting but I thought that overall the costumes, the pacing of the movie and the music were well done. The audience, including me, was captivated.

I enjoyed the story very much. My son wanted to see it and I resisted at first thinking I've seen enough on World War II but I have learned new thing by watching.

I recommend this movie.