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Valkyrie

Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.

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This Tom Cruise vehicle has had a troubled history. Set during the latter part of World War II, it is about an ambitious plot by some Nazi officers to kill Hitler and do a deal with the Allies against Russia. Hitler was busy setting up a 'home guard' under Operation Valkyrie. The plotters aimed to kill Hitler, blame it on the hated S.S., and redirect the home guard into getting rid of the S.S. However, as in all wartime operations, not everything goes according to plan...

120 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 10 (Violence)
Drama, Period piece, Thriller, War.

Credits

Cast

Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard

Director

Bryan Singer

Screenplay

Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander

Music

John Ottman

Cinematography

Newton Thomas Sigel

Editing

John Ottman

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

United Artists, Achte Babelsberg Film, Bad Hat Harry Productions

SA Distributor

Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	War, drama
Language	Mild
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Some
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	There is some violence though it is historical, in context and not glorified. Adult supervision strongly suggested for younger viewers.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith

Die BurgerJeanne Calitz

Cape TimesKenneth Turan

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden

The CitizenNatalie Bosman

24.comNiel Bekker It might not get the Oscar glory it so obviously craves, but Valkyrie has plenty of TNT in its arsenal for history buffs and suspense fans alike.

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

eye Weekly (Canada)Kieran Grant Valkyrie is a minor flash set against an epic conflagration. Yet it manages to inspire a flicker of awe at just how close the botched coup got to an overthrow.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers Palm-sweating suspense.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs More gripping than I expected and decently fleshing out and explaining a historical moment that most viewers likely have little to no knowledge about, Valkyrie manages to rise above its real and rumored problems and become a decently conceived and executed dramatic thriller.

Metacritic.com36 critics

RottenTomatoes.com166 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Given the subject matter, Valkyrie could have been an outstanding historical thriller, but settles for being a mildly entertaining, but disposable yarn.

Internet (IMDB)10162 Netizens Initial opinion was 'Horrible!,' later upgraded to 'disappointing'

Average .. 60%

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