Valkyrie(2008)- Production Details

Poster of Valkyrie

Synopsis

In a country in the grips of evil, in a police state where every move is being watched, in a world where justice and honor have been subverted, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known.

A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he decides that he must take action himself and joins the German resistance. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler's own emergency plan - known as Operation Valkyrie - these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside.

With everything in place, with the future of the world, the fate of millions and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to the one who must kill Hitler himself.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • December 25, 2008

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for violence and brief strong language)

Genres

Biopic, Action/Adventure, War, Drama, Thriller

Run Time

2 hours

Distributors

MGM Distribution Company

Box Office

$83,077,472

Also Known As

  • Operation Walkuere: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat
  • Operation Walkure: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat
  • Rubicon
  • Untitled (United Artists/Bryan Singer Thriller)

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Berlin, Germany
  • North Africa

Produced In

United States

Directors

Bryan Singer

Director

CAST

Tom Cruise

Col. Claus von Stauffenberg

Bill Nighy

General Friedrich Olbricht

Tom Wilkinson

General Friedrich Fromm

Carice van Houten

Nina von Stauffenberg

Eddie Izzard

General Erich Fellgiebel

Thomas Kretschmann

Major Otto Ernst Remer