Cruise, 46, has also had threats from people angered by his role as Colonel Claus von
Stauffenberg in Valkyrie.
Many critics predicted his role as Prussian Colonel Claus Von
Stauffenberg would send his faltering career into a tailspin.
Cruise plays proud military man, Colonel Claus von
Stauffenberg - a loyal officer who loves and serves his country, all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed.
Von
Stauffenberg tried to kill Hitler with a briefcase bomb July 20, 1944, during a meeting at his headquarters in what was then East Prussia.
Von
Stauffenberg tried to kill Hitler with a briefcase bomb on July 20, 1944, during a meeting at his headquarters in what was then East Prussia.
1944: An assassination attempt on Hitler was made by a German staff officer, Count Claus Schenk von
Stauffenberg, at Rastenberg, East Prussia.
1944: An assassination attempt on Hitler was made by German staff officer Count Claus Schenk von
Stauffenberg. He was summarily executed.
As the tide of the Second World War turns in favour of the Allies, a group of senior German officers recruits war hero Colonel Claus von
Stauffenberg to spearhead an attempt on the Fuehrer's life.
After being wounded during the Second World War, Colonel Claus von
Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) heads back to Germany and joins the Resistance in their daring plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler.