Even allowing for the limitations imposed by a TV budget and noticeable in some fairly dodgy locations - an 'airport' appears to be really a disused factory, this is a poor film.
First, Sebastian Koch, a good actor, is miscast as Stauffenberg (even though he has played other German officers to better effect, eg in 'The Black Book'). He lacks intensity and is not believable as someone who would make the daring leap involved here.
More seriously, the script is a mess. Characters appear without explanation; there is no attempt to show the process of gathering support and planning the operation; things just happen. The place of the Valkyrie plan and reserve army in the conspiracy is never properly explained, nor is it clear how Stauffenberg makes the transition from injured but ordinary Wehrmacht officer to someone with access to Hitler and the High Command.
I am not a great fan of Tom Cruise, but his film of the same subject is much better on every count.
First, Sebastian Koch, a good actor, is miscast as Stauffenberg (even though he has played other German officers to better effect, eg in 'The Black Book'). He lacks intensity and is not believable as someone who would make the daring leap involved here.
More seriously, the script is a mess. Characters appear without explanation; there is no attempt to show the process of gathering support and planning the operation; things just happen. The place of the Valkyrie plan and reserve army in the conspiracy is never properly explained, nor is it clear how Stauffenberg makes the transition from injured but ordinary Wehrmacht officer to someone with access to Hitler and the High Command.
I am not a great fan of Tom Cruise, but his film of the same subject is much better on every count.