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Acclaimed director Bryan Singer moves away from the worlds of Marvel and DC to helm this World War II thriller. Tom Cruise stars as Claus von Stauffenberg, a man intent on killing Adolf Hitler. Singer's talented cast also includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard, and Terrence Stamp.

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ProducerChristopher Mcquarrie, Gilbert Adler, Bryan Singer

EAN5039036041348

eBay Product ID (ePID)72596337

Product Key Features

ActorThomas Kretschmann, Carice Van Houten, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Mcnally, Bill Nighy, Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson

Film/TV TitleValkyrie

DirectorBryan Singer

LanguageEnglish

Run Time115 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Director and Cast's Audio Commentary\Writers' Audio Commentary\Featurette

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerJohn Ottman

Production DesignerPatrick Lumb, Lilly Kilvert

Additional InformationBased on a the true story of a cadre of Nazi officers who grew to oppose Hitler's murderous pursuits and made several attempts to kill him in the late stages of WWII, VALKYRIE features a top-flight cast, with drama and suspense in equal measure. The film is a stylistic departure for director Bryan Singer (X-MEN, X2) and star Tom Cruise, with a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) and Nathan Alexander that is constructed like a heist film, with a team of like-minded men coming together for a common purpose and facing incredible odds. It is 1943, and though he has come to be disgusted by Hitler's campaign of evil, Count Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) has risen to the level of lieutenant colonel in the German army. Convinced that Hitler must die, Von Stauffenberg requests a transfer to Tunisia, where he loses his left eye and right hand during an Allied air raid. Falling in with a group of similarly disillusioned officers including Major General Henning von Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh), General Friedrich Olbricht (Bill Nighy), General Friedrich Fromm (Tom Wilkinson), and Colonel General Ludwig Beck (Terence Stamp), Stauffenberg is at the centre of several attempts on Der Fuhrer's life, culminating in a bombing that kills a handful of his officers and leaves Hitler only slightly injured. <BR><BR><BR>Though advance photos of Cruise in Nazi uniform brought VALKYRIE negative publicity, his restrained performance is at the heart of this well-crafted, thinking person's action movie. He is bolstered by an incredible British cast including Branagh, Stamp, and Wilkinson, and by the film's dazzling art direction. Though it's a story to which viewers should already know the ending, Singer still creates ample suspense. The result is a taut and effective historical thriller.

ReviewsTime Out London - Solid, compelling, Variety - Has visual splendor galore, Hollywood Reporter - A coolly efficient, entertaining and straightforward tale about the last of 15 known assassination attempts against Adolf Hitler, Los Angeles Times - Made with impeccable professionalism

ScreenwriterChristopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander

Costume DesignerJoanna Johnston

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleValkyrie

Director of PhotographyNewton Thomas Sigel

Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and one use of strong language