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Dec 30, 2021 · We look back at the famous faces we've sadly said goodbye to in 2021. From actors to musicians to athletes, here are some of the most high-profile and inspirational stars who have passed away this year so far.
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sally was already a star of theatre and films before landing...
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Colonel Claus Schenk Graf Von Stauffenberg
- Planning The 20 July Plot
- Detonation and Immediate Aftermath
- Operation Valkyrie
The figure of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was always going to be a fascinating and suitable role for any leading man in Hollywood. Von Stauffenberg was a highly decorated military leader for Germany during World War II whose bravery and charisma led to him becoming the de facto leader of the conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Ch...
The first half of Valkyrie is primarily focused on the conversations Tom Cruise's von Stauffenberg has with other members of the Nazi military about moving against Hitler. Cruise meets with several venerated actors playing real-life historical figures, some whom bring von Stauffenberg into the conspiracy and others who are brought in themselves. Th...
In Valkyrie, as in real life, according to Time, the bomb is rigged inside a suitcase with a set timer. Unfortunately, an attaché of Hitler, Colonel Heinz Brandt (played by Tom Hollander, adding another villainous character to his catalog), is suspicious of von Stauffenberg from the moment he arrives. Von Stauffenberg carefully sets the suitcase bo...
The title of Valkyrie is taken from "Operation Valkyrie," a government sanctioned contingency that laid out the plans for the reserve army to make arrests on behalf of the German government. This operation was the core of the conspirators' plans and the reason it had the best chance of success of any coup since the 1938 plot to kill Hitler in Munic...
- Zachary Moser
- Staff Writer
May 21, 2018 · Charting the real-life events that saw a number of high-ranking Nazi officers attempt to overthrow Hitler, the movie stars Tom Cruise as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the leaders of the daring plot.
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Dec 15, 2021 · A look back at the many famous people who died this year, from DMX and Cicely Tyson to Tawny Kitaen and Norm Macdonald.
Apr 20, 2023 · Yes, ‘Valkyrie’ is based on a true story. Written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, the film takes inspiration from the real-life record of Colonel von Stauffenberg’s plan to assassinate Hitler. The plan was codenamed Valkyrie, which the film gets its name from.
Valkyrie is a 2008 thriller film [5] directed by Bryan Singer, written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, starring Tom Cruise. The film is set in Nazi Germany during World War II and 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 ...
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Aug 14, 2014 · First things came last. The African Campaign sequence at the beginning of the film was actually shot last.
