Valkyrie (2008)

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Starring: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp, Carice van Houten

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller

Trivia: One of von Tresckow's aides is played by Philipp von Schulthess, the grandson of Claus von Stauffenberg. In the film, Stauffenberg's wife is pregnant with Philipp's mother.

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Trivia: Col. von Stauffenberg is inspired to use Operation Valkyrie to assassinate Hitler while listening to Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries". Stauffenberg actually disliked Wagner's music.

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Mistakes

Factual error: In one of the scenes, a bathroom is shown. The tub has modern fixtures, including a hand held massage/rinse nozzle with flexible metal hose.

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Quotes

Henning von Tresckow: We have to show the world that not all of us are like him. Otherwise, this will always be Hitler's Germany.

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Questions

Question: Why did Fromm unplug his telephone while admonishing Olbricht and Stauffenberg?

Answer: Probably to prevent any interruptions.

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