Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Valkyrie is a 2008 American historical thriller film set in Nazi Germany during World War II. The film depicts the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country. Valkyrie was directed by Bryan Singer for the American studio United Artists, and the film stars Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the key plotters. The cast included Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp and Tom Wilkinson. Cruise's casting caused controversy among German...
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quick facts
Release date:December 25, 2008
Directed by:Bryan Singer
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:121 Minutes
Producer:Christopher McQuarrie, Gilbert Adler, Bryan Singer
Editor:John Ottman
Music by:John Ottman
Cinematography:Newton Thomas Sigel
Screenplay by:Nathan Alexander, Christopher McQuarrie
Estimated budget:$90,000,000
Genre:Thriller

Cast of Valkyrie

Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
General Friedrich Fromm
Born:December 12, 1948
Age:63
Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp
Ludwig Beck
Born:July 22, 1938
Age:73
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy
General Friedrich Olbricht
Born:December 12, 1949
Age:62
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Born:July 3, 1962
Age:49
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
Major-General Henning von Tresckow
Born:December 10, 1960
Age:51
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann
Major Otto Ernst Remer
Born:September 8, 1962
Age:49

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
2008 Saturn Award for Best Costume, Joanna Johnston
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Film director of Valkyrie

Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer
Born: September 17, 1965
Age: 46

Bryan Singer is an American film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially well-known among fans of the science fiction and superhero genres for his work on the X-Men films and Superman Returns. Singer was born in New York City,...
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TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Lion's Den Short Film
Football Wives
Jack the Giant Killer 2012 Adventure
Valkyrie 2008 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
Superman Returns 2006 PG-13 (USA) Adventure
X2 2003 PG-13 (USA) Action
X-Men 2000 PG-13 (USA) Action
Apt Pupil 1998 R (USA)
The Usual Suspects 1994 R (USA) Thriller
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Music contributors for Valkyrie

John Ottman
John Ottman

John Ottman is an American film editor, composer and director. He is best known for his collaborations with film director Bryan Singer, acting as...
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Filming locations for Valkyrie

Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.5 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city and is the second most populous city proper and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany,...
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Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million...
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