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Valkyrie

7/10

Rating

121 min

Runtime

2008

Release Year

Bryan Singer

Director

Cast

Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson

Quick Synopsis

During World War II, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is injured while fighting in Africa and returns to Germany. There, he becomes involved with the German Resistance, which is planning to overthrow Adolf Hitler by establishing a shadow government. As the plot develops, Stauffenberg takes on a key role, responsible for leading the coup and attempting to assassinate Hitler himself.

Detailed Synopsis of Valkyrie

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

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