Valkyrie is the latest version of the story about the final attempt to kill Adolph Hitler during WWII.Tom Cruise stars as Claus von Stauffenberg, the guy in charge of the plot within the German Army. They thought if they killed Hitler before the Allies invaded Europe, they could negotiate for peace.
They were too late. This being the 65th anniversary of D-Day, they attempted the bombing on June 20, 1944.
Even though I had seen this story many times before, they did a good job of keeping things moving and suspenseful and went into more details than other movies on the same subject.
There were complaints at the time that Cruise wasn't using a german accent, but I think it would have just been more distracting. I thought he did a good job and after awhile, I forgot it was him. Lots of good supporting cast - Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Bill Nighy and Kenneth Brannagh.
I recommend this movie for those who like history.
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