Valkyrie Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jul. 28, 2009

Valkyrie

Release Date: Thursday, December 25, 2008

German generals hatch a scheme to assassinate Adolph Hitler at the height of WWII.

Director: Bryan Singer

Starring: Tom Cruise • Bill Nighy • Tom Wilkinson • Carice van Houten • Eddie Izzard

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 0 m

4.1 / 5

68% WILL SEE 32% WON'T SEE

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German generals hatch a scheme to assassinate Adolph Hitler at the height of WWII.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Superstar Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end the war by planting a bomb in Hitler's bunker. The "July 20 Plot" on Hitler's life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler's once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation's government... He must kill Hitler himself.

Drama Suspense Thriller

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Valkyrie.

Tom Cruise
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Bill Nighy
The Wild Robot, Wrath of the Titans
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Tom Wilkinson
The Choice, Snowden
C
Carice van Houten
Race, The Affair
Eddie Izzard
Boyz in the Wood, Abominable
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Terence Stamp
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Elektra
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Halina Reijn
Black Book

Crew Behind the Film

The Valkyrie behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Bryan Singer last directed Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men: Apocalypse. The film's writer Chris McQuarrie last wrote Flying Tigers.

Director: Bryan Singer
Screenwriter: Chris McQuarrie
Producers: Tom Cruise
Paula Wagner

Studios: United Artists Pictures
Production Company: German Federal Film Fund; Studio Babelsberg

Production Details

What we know about the Valkyrie movie production.

Key Facts

Shooting begins this summer in Berlin (05/25/07).

Production Updates for Valkyrie

Jan 2009

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence and brief strong language
Runtime: 2 hrs, 0 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Rubicon
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Valkyrie was released in on Thursday, December 25, 2008. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Spirit and Bedtime Stories.

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Tue., Jul. 28, 2009 2009-07-28

Added the Blu-ray release date of May 19, 2009

Thu., Mar. 19, 2009 2009-03-19

Added the DVD release date of May 19, 2009

Sat., Jan. 3, 2009 2009-01-03

Changed the production status to Release

Added a running time of 120 minutes

Sun., Dec. 21, 2008 2008-12-21

Added the soundtrack release date of December 16, 2008

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