The Cynical Historian

Valkyrie | Based on a True Story (2016x15)

Air date: Apr 07, 2016

Valkyrie is surprisingly accurate, but in its tone, it misses the mark entirely. It makes the leader of the conspiracy into someone the audience is supposed to identify with, which is problematic. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/rMBv6xZkJ60 related: https://youtu.be/47hk1GDoPNU ------------------------------------------------------------ references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(film)#Historical_accuracy http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2009/jun/08/tom-cruise-valkyrie https://prezi.com/odq27zkvokxt/historical-critique-valkyrie/ https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2009/02/valk-f02.html ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 contribute to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ wiki: Valkyrie is a 2008 American-German historical thriller film set in Nazi Germany during World War II. The film depicts the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country. Valkyrie was directed by Bryan Singer for the American studio United Artists, and the film stars Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the key plotters. The cast included Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp and Tom Wilkinson. Cruise's casting caused controversy among German politicians and members of the von Stauffenberg family due to the actor's practice of Scientology, which is viewed with suspicion in Germany. Because of this, the filmmakers initially had difficulty setting up filming locations in Germany, but they were later given access to film in locations, including Berlin'