-free- ((top)) — Valkyrie 2008 Film

The film stars Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the leader of the conspiracy. Cruise underwent a significant transformation to play the role, losing weight and learning to walk with a prosthetic leg, as Stauffenberg had lost his eye and suffered severe injuries in a combat mission.

In 2008, critics were mixed (Rotten Tomatoes: 62%). Many felt casting Tom Cruise as a German hero was a "distraction." However, in recent years, Valkyrie has been re-evaluated as one of the best political thrillers of the late 2000s. Valkyrie 2008 Film -FREE-

Valkyrie is a gripping historical thriller that dramatizes one of the most daring and overlooked resistance efforts of World War II: the July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. The film centers on Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), a decorated German army officer who, after being severely wounded in combat, becomes disillusioned with Hitler’s genocidal leadership and military incompetence. The film stars Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus