Valkyrie Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

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

4.13 / 5.0

68% WILL SEE 32% WON'T SEE

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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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Who stars in Valkyrie – Cast List

Tom Cruise
Top Gun, Digger
Bill Nighy
Shelter, About Time
T
Tom Wilkinson
Sense and Sensibility (30th Anniversary), The Choice
C
Carice van Houten
The Fifth Estate, Intruders
Eddie Izzard
Boyz in the Wood, The High Note
T
Terence Stamp
Wanted, Get Smart
H
Halina Reijn
Black Book

Who is making Valkyrie – Crew List

A look at Valkyrie behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Bryan Singer last helmed Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men: Apocalypse. The film's writer Chris McQuarrie last penned 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 – What we know about the Valkyrie

Key Facts

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

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2009

Completed

Changed Valkyrie movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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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