RELIVE an extraordinary episode from World War II in this explosive thriller about the power struggle within the Nazi party.
Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) loses an eye and his hand in the name of the Third Reich during manoeuvres in Tunisia, despite his fierce opposition to Hitler (David Bamber).
Joining forces with Major General Henning von Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh), General Ludwig Beck (Terence Stamp), General Erich Fellgiebel (Eddie Izzard), General Friedrich Fromm (Tom Wilkinson) and General Friedrich Olbricht (Billy Nighy), he plots to assassinate the Fuhrer and seize control using Operation Valkyrie, Hitler's plan to protect ministers in case of an uprising.
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