In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe.

Tobias Moretti was slated to play Adolf Hitler, but had to decline due to schedule conflicts.

[from trailer]


Henning von Tresckow:
We have to show the world that not all of us are like him. Otherwise, this will always be Hitler's Germany.

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Colonel von Stauffenberg and his wife have very dark hair, yet their children have blond hair. The gene for blond hair is generally recessive, so if both parents are carriers, each child has a 25% chance of having blond hair. Additionally, some of the real Stauffenberg children had blond hair.

Written by John Ottman and Lior Rosner
Orchestrated by Lior Rosner
Performed by The Rundfunkchor Berlin
Mezzo Soprano: Sylke Schwab
Conductor: Günter Joseck
German Language Music Consultant: Lee Rothfarb, Ph.D.
Lyrics adapted from Wanderer's Nachtlied II by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Rundfunkchor Berlin is an ensemble of The Rundfunkchor-Orchestra und Chöre GmbH Berlin
Shareholders are Deutschlandradio, The Federal Republic of Germany, The Federal State of Berlin and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting Service