84. "Valkyrie" (2008)
World War II Movie Night
English - December 29, 2023 01:37 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MB - ★★★★ - 41 ratingsTV & Film History history movies worldwarii Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Join World War II Movie Night as we reassess the oft-maligned "Valkyrie," from 2008. No casting in one of our movies was as criticized from jump as Tom Cruise playing Claus von Stauffenberg, the German colonel who made the most famous attempt on Hitler's life. "Valkyrie" had almost everything going for it: acting, writing, directing, and a bigger budget than the filmmakers even asked for - so why was it deemed mediocre, and was that unfair?... asides include Scientology, German guilt, the inherent creepiness of Goebbels, and How High was Hitler?
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