Valkyrie (2008)

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers:

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

Release Date:

26 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History | Thriller

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Third Reich | 1940s | One Eyed Man | Explosion | Revenge

Status:

Post-production

Comments:

Status Updated:

17 August 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Col. Claus von Stauffenberg
Manfred-Anton Algrang	...	Albert Speer
David Bamber	...	Adolf Hitler
Matthias Freihof	...	Heinrich Himmler
Stephen Fry
Andy Gatjen	...	Angry SS Officer
Christian Oliver	...	Sgt. Adams
Christopher Karl Hemeyer	...	Major Bunker
Carice van Houten	...	Nina Von Stauffenberg
Eddie Izzard	...	Erich Fellgiebel
Justus Kammerer	...	Heimeran
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Otto Ernst Remer
Bill Nighy	...	Friedrich Olbricht
Florian Panzner	...	Hans Wilhelm Hagen
Halina Reijn	...	Fraulein Van Oven

Also Known As:

Rubicon (USA) (fake working title)
Untitled Bryan Singer Thriller (USA) (working title)
Walküre (Germany)
Operaatio Valkyrie (Finland) [fi]
Operazione Valkiria (Italy) [it]

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Filming Locations:

Barton Flats, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

The film was originally scheduled for release on August 8, 2008. But production was halted when a suitable location could not found for the battle sequence in which Stauffenberg loses his eye and hand. The release was pushed back to October 3, 2008. Filming of the sequence did not resume until June 2008 and the release was pushed back to February 13, 2009.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Henning von Tresckow: We have to show the world that not all of us are like him. Otherwise, this will always be Hitler's Germany.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: (#2.1)" (2008)