Tom Cruise stars in the suspense film, VALKYRIE, 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.
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.
He forms a cunning strategy to use Hitlers own emergency plan known as Operation Valkyrie to plot to assassinate Hitler and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside.
The film also stars an acclaimed cast including Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Terence Stamp. Now although we know that Valkyrie ends in failure, this film will provide an insight to the desperation and risk taken by these men and how significant success was to them.
Given the subject matter, Valkyrie could have been an outstanding historical thriller, but settles for being a mildly entertaining, but disposable yarn.
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