Stauffenberg (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jo Baier

Writer:

Jo Baier (writer)

Release Date:

25 February 2004 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Plot:

In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy...

Plot Keywords:

Hitler | Conspiracy | Friendship | Loss Of Limb | Plan Gone Wrong

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Sebastian Koch	...	Oberst Claus Graf Schenk v. Stauffenberg
Ulrich Tukur	...	Henning v. Tresckow
Hardy Krüger Jr.	...	Werner v. Haeften
Christopher Buchholz	...	Berthold Graf v. Stauffenberg
Nina Kunzendorf	...	Nina Gräfin v. Stauffenberg
Stefania Rocca	...	Margarethe v. Oven
Axel Milberg	...	Generaloberst Friedrich Fromm
Olli Dittrich	...	Joseph Goebbels
Katharina Rivilis	...	Polja
Karl-Heinz von Liebezeit	...	Oberfeldwebel Kolbe (as Karl Heinz von Liebezeit)
Michaela Wiebusch	...	Sekretärin Alix von Winterfeldt
Michael Lott	...	Schweizer
Christine Sommer	...	Deliah, 2. Sekretärin Stauffenberg
Thorsten Merten	...	Peter Graf Yorck v. Wartenburg
Joachim Bissmeier	...	Generalfeldmarschall Erwin v. Witzleben

Also Known As:

Operation Valkyrie (Germany) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence.

Runtime:

Germany:92 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) | Finland:K-13 (DVD) | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

teamWorx Produktion für Kino und Fernsehen GmbH

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the first aircraft attack in the North African desert, Stauffenberg's new officer recruit, with whom he strikes up an immediate rapport, is killed in the communications truck, Stauffenberg is so outraged, that he picks up a framed photo of Adolph Hitler and throws it to the floor. The next scene has Stauffenberg's car pull along side another car carrying an unnamed general, who proceeds to give Stauffenberg some final directions. The unnamed general's red collar patch carrying the traditional gold motif is facing the wrong way, as it is the left hand patch positioned incorrectly on the right side.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) (TV)

Comment

There is no question to honour the activity and exploit of Stauffenberg, but if you are not enough informed about the background of this heroic deed, you are getting really fast an uncritical illustration. It is historically incorrect to focus the whole "coup d'état" of the 20 July 1944 on Stauffenberg. It seems that it was Stauffenbergs own motivation to fulfill the assassination, but there were a lot of other people, who were involved in the preparation. Beck and Olbricht were leading characters long time before, for example. In this movie they just appear as minor characters compared to Stauffenberg. At least it should be "mentioned" that there were two other tries to kill Adolf Hitler the days before the 20th July. I know that it is almost impossible to realize a historical moment as the 20th July in less than two hours, but there were as well a lot of scenes which could be deleted: for example Stauffenbergs "turning point" in Tunesia and this "more funny scene" with this Swabian guy or the long discussion with his wife wasn't that important for the plot...more concentration of basics would have been better. However, I am a great admirer of Sebastian Koch and he was acting fantastic as Stauffenberg. Very deep and clear and not exaggerated at all in opposite to some other characters in this movie. (O. Dietrich was horrible as Goebbels...he should continue to make comedy!)