Valkyire

This movie is based 20 July plot in 1944 on Hitler's life by Claus Von Stauffenberg ,the German army colonel and  German Resistance.Stauffenberg was a replacement to Major Hans Oster who was searched by Gestapo for his role in previous attempt on Hitler. Their first attempt to kill murder by blasting Hitler's personal flight was a failure.The Resistance movement  was in desperate state to kill Hitler.

Colonel Stauffenberg  devised a plan to kill Hitler and subsequently take the control of the country by alerting the  Army reserves.It was really a good plan ,everything was planned perfectly.They have to detonate a bomb inside the room where Hitler and his generals will have meeting.Everyone involved agreed for that plan and they proceeded.

The plotters .. Resistance movement..

The story was told in a thriller novel style.Very intriguing and pacy.Stauffenberg succeed in detonating the bomb but it failed to kill Hitler.Without knowing state of Hitler, the Resistance movement started to implement Operation Valkyire.Once the army came to know that Hitler was alive, things started going wrong for the Resistance movement men. They were all murdered one by one. After exactly 9 months Berlin was captured by allied troops and Hitler committed suicide.

Tom Cruise as Stuffenberg was awesome.I think this was one of his best performance.Jamie Parker as Lieutenant Werner who helped Suffenberg  in arranging the explosives and was with him throughout the plot had done wonderful job.His confused expression when the bag with explosives was missing ,one sample of his acting skill.Others were also done their role as required.

Director Bryan Singer had done a good job.Composer John Ottman's scores were perfect for this history based movie.This was the last attempt to assassinate Hitler.

About Stauffenberg
Bendlerblock - The German Ministry of Defence
More about July 20 plot
Other attempts on Hitler's life