Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler

Director: Jean-pierre Isbouts
Studio: Koch Vision
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1692

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: KCHDKOC6528D
UPC: 741952652892
EAN: 0741952652892
ASIN: B001E1HCQO

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 11, 2008
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Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler

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4 out of 5 stars "The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler ... Operation Valkyrie ... Koch Vision (2008)"    December 19, 2008
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Koch Vision present "OPERATION VALKYRIE: THE STAUFFENBERG PLOT TO KILL HITLER" (2008) (76 mins/Color) (Dolby Digital) --- tells the amazing true story of German resistance fighter Claus von Stauffenberg and his plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler --- Using eyewitness accounts, remarkable archival footage, and very detailed dramatizations, this powerful documentary transports viewers back to the tumultuous depths of World War II, and chronicles one man's courageous attempt to change the course of history.

Operation Valkyrie (Unternehmen Walkuere) was an operational plan developed for the Resistance Army of the German Army (Wehrmacht Heer). The plan was approved by German dictator Adolf Hitler, who intended it to be used in the event that disruption caused by the Allied bombing of German cities resulted in a breakdown in law and order, or a rising by the millions of forced laborers from occupied countries working in German factories.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Additional Footage:
1. Newly Re-mastered Home Movies Shot by Eva Braun
2. Footage from the Volksgericht Trials
Interviews

FEATURETTES:
1. "A Visit to the Stauffenberg Estate"
2. "An Examination of Other Assassination Attempts on Hitler"
3. "A Visit to the German Resistance Memorial Center"
Text/Photo Galleries:
Still Photos

Great job by Koch Vision and their staff, the digital transfers with a clean, clear and crisp print --- looking forward to more high quality releases from them--- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Koch Vision where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.

Total Time: 76 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision ~ (11/11/2008)


5 out of 5 stars The Real Valkyrie    December 19, 2008
Rob Meadows
Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler

Lately I've been amped up by all the commercials and trailers surrounding the release of the movie staring Tom Cruise "Valkyrie". I've read all about the film. I read where it has been pushed back many times, and also read where the Germans resisted the film being produced in Germany because of Cruises beliefs and the fictitious content. Notwithstanding I couldn't care less because any Bryan Singer and Cruise flick and war involved count me in!!!

However, since I couldn't get the rush of the December 25th Valkyrie I decided to order this film. I must say I feel very informed now and ahead of the game. What happened in 1944 is such a very important part of our worlds history. This Documentary contained interviews from precious family members of the ones who planned the assassination and even an interview from the last surviving member! Not too mention that I saw in the credits that the German Memorial/Historical society gave this film the OK! Lastly, I must say the Stauffenberg in this film actually looks more like the real stauffenberg in the photos than Tom Cruise. Tom is wayyy shorter than Stauffenberg.


For Valkyrie film and Historical enthusiasts this is a must buy!


4 out of 5 stars For Those Interested in Learning More about the German Resistance    December 1, 2008
D. Hupp (Woodbridge, VA United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

A very good account of the German Resistance movement and the various attempts by the hundreds of German officers and citizens who were involved in plans to assassinate Hitler during WWII.

I've watched many documentaries and movies about WWII and the failed attempts to assassinate Hitler. This highly informative, fascinating documentary pays tribute to those who risked (and lost) their lives attempting to rid the world of one of the most pyschopathic, genocidal killers in modern history. (NOTE: I'd love to see something similar done about one of the world's other ruthless, mass murderers -- Josef Stalin).

This documentary includes comments from several family members of those Resistance members who were killed by the Nazis. Other enlightening comments are from noted historians of WWII and the Nazi reign.

While some may fault aspects of this documentary, I recommend it to those, such as I, who knew little to nothing about the German Resistance and, in particular, the 20 July Valkyrie plot.


2 out of 5 stars Poor effort    November 14, 2008
Cr Fraser (Canada)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

This DVD is marketed as the utlimate documentary on Operation Valkyrie. It doesn't come close to the Oscar-nominated "Restless Conscience." It has some good content but there is far too much filler and the story of the July plot is not put solidly in its context as part of a German Resistance movement that spanned 1933-1945. The live recreations are laughable in terms of casting and accuracy and the "interviews" with experts and surviving family members consist of 2 to 3 sentence snippets. This could have been so much more. The second disc of extras has some good stuff but why add an hour of Eva Braun's home movies? What does that have to do with killing Hitler? It just more padding to look like value added. This is a cheaply produced and amateurish "Valkyrie" rip-off.

Colin