The production used real 1940s vehicles and airplanes. They also filmed at the Bendlerblock , the actual site in Berlin where the real conspirators were executed.
Tom Cruise portrays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg , a disillusioned officer who lost an eye and a hand in North Africa. ValquГria Drama, HistГіria, Thriller 2008 2h 01m...
The German government initially opposed filming at memorial sites due to Tom Cruise’s ties to Scientology, though they later relented to support the project’s goal of raising global awareness of the German Resistance. The production used real 1940s vehicles and airplanes
Before filming the execution scene at the Bendlerblock, the cast and crew held a moment of silence in honor of the real resistance members. The German government initially opposed filming at memorial
A scene where Stauffenberg tricks Hitler into signing revised orders is a piece of film fiction —historically, the orders were already established.
Philipp von Schulthess , who plays an aide in the movie, is the real-life grandson of Claus von Stauffenberg.