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Operation Valkyrie
Operation Valkyrie

Operation Valkyrie

He turned against an empire to save the world.

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In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg, goes to a meeting with the Fuhrer in charge of exploding the place. However, Hitler survives and the officers are executed. This unsuccessful operation was called "Valkyrie Operation", and this realistic movie discloses this true event.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.948/10

Release Date

24 February 2004

Country

Germany

Cast

Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Oberst Claus Graf Schenk v. Stauffenberg

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Henning v. Tresckow

Hardy Krüger Jr.

Hardy Krüger Jr.

Werner v. Haeften

Christopher Buchholz

Christopher Buchholz

Berthold Graf v. Stauffenberg

Nina Kunzendorf

Nina Kunzendorf

Nina Gräfin v. Stauffenberg

Stefania Rocca

Stefania Rocca

Margarethe v. Oven

Olli Dittrich

Olli Dittrich

Joseph Goebbels

Katharina Rivilis

Katharina Rivilis

Polja

Axel Milberg

Axel Milberg

Generaloberst Friedrich Fromm

Michael Lott

Michael Lott

Schweizer

Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg

Karl-Heinz von Liebezeit

Karl-Heinz von Liebezeit

Oberfeldwebel Kolbe

Ronald Nitschke

Ronald Nitschke

Generaloberst Erich Hoepner

Christine Sommer

Christine Sommer

Deliah, 2. Sekretärin Stauffenberg

Michaela Wiebusch

Michaela Wiebusch

Sekretärin Alix von Winterfeldt

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht

Enrico Mutti

Enrico Mutti

Major Otto Remer

David C. Bunners

David C. Bunners

Albrecht Ritter Mertz v. Quirnheim

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Oberstleutnant Karl Pridun

Joachim Bißmeier

Joachim Bißmeier

Generalfeldmarschall Erwin v. Witzleben

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