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.
Product Identifiers
Producer
Christopher Mcquarrie, Gilbert Adler, Bryan Singer
EAN
5039036041348
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72596337
Product Key Features
Actor
Thomas Kretschmann, Carice Van Houten, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Mcnally, Bill Nighy, Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson
Film/TV Title
Valkyrie
Director
Bryan Singer
Language
English
Run Time
115 Mins
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year
2009
Format
DVD
Features
Widescreen, Director and Cast's Audio Commentary\Writers' Audio Commentary\Featurette
Genre
Drama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Certificate
12A/12
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Composer
John Ottman
Production Designer
Patrick Lumb, Lilly Kilvert
Additional Information
Based 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.
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.
Reviews
Time 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
Screenwriter
Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander
Costume Designer
Joanna Johnston
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Movie/TV Title
Valkyrie
Director of Photography
Newton Thomas Sigel
Consumer Advice
Contains moderate violence and one use of strong language
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