TV series

Operation Walküre

1971 · 1 season

A sober, testimony-driven reconstruction that feels like history examined under glass, tense in its stakes yet restrained and instructional in tone.

Overview: "Operation Valkyrie" was the name of an official alarm plan during the Second World War. With the help of this plan, the conspirators around Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg wanted to bring about the overthrow of Germany on July 20, 1944. The events are well known: Stauffenberg's assassination attempt failed, Adolf Hitler remained alive. In addition to the purely scenic reconstruction, this two-part, documentary-style film consists of interspersed interviews and reports with eyewitnesses and survivors who were directly involved. Everything that is available in the way of authentic testimony about July 20, 1944 is examined and documented with the highest degree of realism.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, dark and melancholic. Measured and demanding.
About: War, betrayal, power, loyalty
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
betrayal
power
loyalty
death
Places: military
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
documentary
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none