Valkyrie (film)

"[translation of letter he is writing] The Fuhrer's promises of peace and prosperity have fallen by the wayside leaving in their wake a path of destruction. The outrages committed by Hitler's SS are a stain on the honor of the German Army. There is widespread disgust in the officer corps toward the crimes committed by the Nazis, the murder of civilians, the torture and starvation of prisoners, the mass execution of Jews. My duty as an officer is no longer to save my country, but to save human lives. I cannot find one general in a position to confront Hitler with the courage to do it. I find myself surrounded by men unwilling or unable to face the truth; Hitler is not only the archenemy of the entire world, but the archenemy of Germany. A change must be made."

"[Last words] Long live sacred Germany!"

"It only matters that we act- now, before we lose the war. Otherwise this will always be Hitler's Germany. We have to show the world that not all of us were like him."

"Any problem on Earth can be solved with the careful application of high explosives. The trick is not to be around when they go off."

"[to the conspirators] Gentlemen, good morning. Hitler has scheduled a military briefing for today at 1:00. Stauffenberg will start once everyone is present. Before arming the explosives, Stauffenberg will call here for authorisation to proceed. After the flash, his inside man will sever all communications. Assuming Fromm refuses to join us, Olbricht will take command of the Reserve Army and initiate Valkyrie. Then he will notify all district commanders that the SS is attempting to seize power. The Reserve Army will arrest all SS, Gestapo and Nazi officials. By then, Stauffenberg will have returned to Berlin and taken command of the Reserve Army. Witzleben and I will assume the roles of Commander of the Armed Forces and Head of State. With Berlin secured, Dr. Goerdeler will address the nation as our new Chancellor. Then, God willing, we can negotiate a truce with the Allies and save Europe from total destruction."

"[historical quote, to chief judge Roland Freisler of the "People's Court"] You may hand us over to the executioner, but in three months time, the disgusted and harried people will bring you to book and drag you alive through the dirt in the streets."

"The conspiracy begins December 25."

"Many saw evil. They dared to stop it."

"Tom Cruise - Colonel"

"- General of Infantry"

"- Colonel General"

"- MG Henning von Tresckow"

"- General Field Marshal"

"- Lieutenant"

"Eddie Izzard -"

"- Adolf Hitler"

"- Dr. Joseph Goebbels"

"- Heinrich Himmler"

"as Colonel"

"- A General working with Stauffenberg in"

"- the composite "Pompous General""

"Gerhard Haase-Hindenberg as Hermann Göring"

"Anton Algrang - Albert Speer"

"Helmut Stauss - judge"

"Matthew Burton - Lieutenant General"