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Valkyrie, the attempt to kill Hitler. Outstanding
by BarneyCL (movies profile)
Dec 25, 2008
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This movie about the 1944 attempt to kill Adolf Hitler captures the ambiance of the Third Reich and tells the story in a captivating way. The acting is excellent throughout. Carl von Stauffenberg (Cruise) is a German officer whose discontent with Hitler's Nazi regime leads him to join a group of German officers and politicians wishing to topple the Hitler government and replace it with a new goverment led by Carl Goerdeler (McNally). Stauffenberg is given a position in the Home Army Command staff, under General Olbricht (Nighy). He proposes a plot based on adapting an existing plan, Valkyrie, meant to be used in case of an insurrection against Hitler. After Hitler’s assassination, the modified plan directs seizure of key government buildings in Berlin, taking control of the armed forces, and arresting Hitler's inner circle. Colonel Stauffenberg is tasked with executing the initial key element of the conspiracy, killing Hitler. The impeccable detail of the surpise attack by Allied P-40 fighter-bombers in the North African desert at the start of the film, the coreographed flight of Hitler's Ju-52 trimotor aircraft, the organized chaos of the German Army's communications center, the precise deployment of Home Army troops, and other key scenes seize the viewer's attention. Outstanding film! |
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