| | Valkyrie Blu-ray
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, War Movies, Dramas Videos, Action/Adventure, Thriller, Suspense, History, World War II, Nazis, Assassins, Assassination, Germany, Hitler | | Starring | Tom Cruise, Terence Stamp, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McNally, Carice Van Houten | | Director | Bryan Singer | | Co-Producer | Nathan Alexander | | Composer | John Ottman | | Costume Designer | Joanna Johnston | | Director of Photography | Newton Thomas Sigel | | Editor | John Ottman | | Producer | Christopher McQuarrie, Gilbert Adler | | Production Designer | Lilly Kilvert, Patrick Lumb | | Screenwriter | Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander |
Tom Cruise stars as German nationalist Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, in this $82.9 million-grossing film. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, digital copy. Based on a the true story of cadre of Nazi officers who grew to oppose Hitler's murderous pursuits and made several attempts to kill him in the late stages of WWII, VALKYRIE features a top-flight cast, with drama and suspense in equal measure. The film is a stylistic departure for director Bryan Singer (X-MEN, X2) and star Tom Cruise, with a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) and Nathan Alexander that is constructed like a heist film, with a team of like-minded men coming together for a common purpose and facing incredible odds. It is 1943, and though he has come to be disgusted by Hitler's campaign of evil, Count Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) has risen to the level of lieutenant colonel in the German army. Convinced that Hitler must die, Von Stauffenberg requests a transfer to Tunisia, where he loses his left eye and right hand during an Allied air raid. Falling in with a group of similarly disillusioned officers including Major General Henning von Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh), General Friedrich Olbricht (Bill Nighy), General Friedrich Fromm (Tom Wilkinson), and Colonel General Ludwig Beck (Terence Stamp), Stauffenberg is at the center of several attempts on Der Fuhrer's life, culminating in a bombing that kills a handful of his officers and leaves Hitler only slightly injured.
Though advance photos of Cruise in Nazi uniform brought VALKYRIE negative publicity, his restrained performance is at the heart of this well-crafted, thinking person's action movie. He is bolstered by an incredible British cast including Branagh, Stamp, and Wilkinson, and by the film's dazzling art direction. Though it's a story to which viewers should already know the ending, Singer still creates ample suspense. The result is a taut and effective historical thriller. Valkyrie Reviews: "VALKYRIE is made with impeccable professionalism....There is a considerable amount of tension in VALKYRIE..."-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "VALKYRIE is a meticulous thriller....The two best supporting performances are by Kenneth Branagh...and Tom Wilkinson, as a general who artfully plays both sides of the fence..."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "VALKYRIE, as field-commanded by director Bryan Singer, succeeds on its own terms as a handsome hybrid of conspiracy thriller and history lesson..." -- Grade: B-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "As the coup kicks off, the drama truly grips."-- Dan Jolin, Empire "Cruise manages his part respectably, with a combination of ramrod posture, starched costumes and minimalist acting....VALKYRIE is a brutally efficient bit of storytelling..."Washington Post "X-MEN director Bryan Singer and his USUAL SUSPECTS screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie will keep you in the game....It's the palm-sweating suspense that counts."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Valkyrie | List Price | $39.99 (You save $7.90) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  40635  | | CD Universe Part number | 7909095 | | Catalog number | 113824 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | May 19, 2009 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for violence and brief strong language | | Running Time | 120 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition; Subtitled; DTS Sound | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition; Subtitled; DTS Sound |
Valkyrie Movie Review  AWESOME
GREAT MOVIE. CRUISE WAS EXCELLENT IN THIS MOVIE SO ALL YOU HATERS CAN RANT ABOUT HIM ALL YOU WANT THE GUY IS A GREAT ACTOR AND THIS IS ANOTHER MOVIE THAT PROVES IT BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT. BILL NIGH, TERRANCE STAMP AND THE REST WERE ALSO GREAT AS WELL. SHOWING WHY THEY ARE ALSO THE BEST AT WHAT THEY DO. BRIAN SINGER DID A GREAT JOB AT DIRECTION KEEPING THE ACTION PACED VERY WELL. A HISTORICAL AND EDGE OF YOUR SEAT MOVIE THAT IS WORTH WATCHING NOT FOR JUST FANS OF ALL THESE GREAT ACTORS BUT FOR A HISTORY LESSON. CHECK IT OUT.
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 Great thriller
Valkyrie is an excellent movie that features some top-notch acting and film-making.
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Valkyrie DVD “Tom Cruise gives one of the best performances of his career” (Jeffrey Lyons, NBC/Reel Talk) in this action-packed film from the director of The Usual Suspects and X-Men. Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolph Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. Co-starring Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp and Eddie Izzard, Valkyrie delivers gripping suspense and pulse-pounding excitement from start to finish!
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Region [unknown]
NTSC
Checkpoint
Sensormatic
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French, Spanish
DTS HD Master Audio - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish, French
Disc 1: VALKYRIE
Additional Release Material:
Documentary: The VALKYRIE Legacy Documentary
Behind the Scenes:
1. From Page to Screen - The Making of VALKYRIE
2. The Journey to VALKYRIE
Featurette:
1. The Road to Resistance: A Visual Guide
2. The African Front Sequence
3. Taking to the Air
4. Recreating Berlin
5. 92nd Street Y: Reel Pieces with Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer
Audio Commentary:
1. Tom Cruise, Bryan Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie
2. Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander
Disc 2: VALKYRIE Digital Copy
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