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Moviola > Films > Valkyrie
Valkyrie (12A) 118 mins"Many saw evil. They dared to stop it." In 1943, while recovering from injuries suffered in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) joins forces with the long-existing civilian anti-Hitler conspiracy, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power, including Ludwig Beck (Terence Stamp) and Dr Carl Goerdler (Kevin McNally). Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler's own emergency plan to stabilize the government in the event of his demise - Operation Valkyrie - and turn that plan on its head to remove those in power and cripple Hitler's regime, these men, along with General Olbricht (Bill Nighy), Major General Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh) and General Fellgiebel (Eddie Izzard), plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government. A plastics explosive is hidden in his briefcase as he enters a military briefing on July 20, 1944, attended by several officers, including Hitler... "On all counts, this is an extraordinary story and the film, although it begins too earnestly and filled with its own importance, develops into a mostly riveting one, especially in its final hour." Urban Cinefile "This is one of those clever cases of a suspense film where we all know how it ends, but that doesn’t spoil the tension or the enjoyment. Even people who don’t know anything about history know that Hitler wasn’t assassinated by a bunch of dissident Germans – yet somehow, under the direction of Bryan Singer, this is a taut suspense thriller and you find yourself biting your fingernails and wishing the plotters success. With a stellar, mostly-British supporting cast – including Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson and Terence Stamp – the rather surreal concept of the sympathetic Nazi seems oddly easy to accept." UK Screen www.valkyrie.unitedartists.com
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16-Feb St Mary Bourne Last modified: 19-Dec-2009 |
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