Question: is valkyrie based on a true story?
Answer: SHARE: Valkyrie is, in essence, a thriller more than it is a war movie, and it's a damn good one at that. Charting the real-life events that saw a number of high-ranking Nazi officers attempt to overthrow Hitler, the movie stars Tom Cruise as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the leaders of the daring plot.