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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   43,237 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Christopher McQuarrie (written by) &
Nathan Alexander (written by)
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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 8 nominations more
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(756 articles)
User Comments:
Why on earth do you need a German accent? more (327 total)

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Additional Details

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]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language.
Runtime:
121 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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). more
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. more
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.
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Movie Connections:
References Apocalypse Now (1979) more
Soundtrack:
They'll Remember You more

FAQ

It's obvious how this movie ends, so what is the point?
What was with the creepy stare that Hitler gave Stauffenberg in the Wolf's lair? Did he suspect him of something?
Is Erwin Rommel a character in the movie? What was his involvement, if any, in the 20 July plot?
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58 out of 105 people found the following comment useful.
Why on earth do you need a German accent?, 29 December 2008
8/10
Author: photo2-3 from United States

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.

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