Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Cruise is "Operation Valkyrie" in Berlin.

The Stauffenberg film "Operation Valkyrie" in Berlin celebrated its European premiere. Actor Tom Cruise was already a three minutes before the start of film on the red carpet and gave autographs.

 


Berlin - Star banns at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin: In addition to Tom Cruise, other actors from the film, including Carice van Houten, Christian Berkel and Thomas Kretschmann. Several hundred onlookers had in front of the theater at the stars waiting for - and were rewarded: Despite the cold
Cruise had it not take more than an hour
Autographs and give interviews. "I think very well," said
The 46-year-old with a smile. Berlin receive him warmly and
warm this cold day, "said Cruise added.


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Tom Cruise (left) with Christian Berkel: The Hollywood star took a lot of time for his fans


The film by Bryan Singer to start this Thursday in the German cinemas. On the guest list of the premiere were also members of the Stauffenberg family.

The already controversial in the run-up U.S. film tells the story of German resistance to Adolf Hitler and the failed attacks on the despots. The "Valkyrie" filming in Germany last year had provided for heated debates. Issue was whether an avowed Scientologist like Cruise Hollywood star the main role and whether shots in the courtyard of the Bendlerblock in Berlin are expected to be approved.

"The film does Germany in America a great service," said actor Kretschmann advance. He plays the Hitler devoted Major Otto Ernst Remer. In the U.S., he often asked if he ever shooting of 20 July 1944 was known. There were "few" already by the resistance against Hitler belongs. Through the film will be the subject of well-known. The film was also known as "good entertainment" and it is less than instructive, documentary history lesson.

Even family members of the Hitler-assassin with the
Filming satisfied. The grandson of Claus Schenk Graf von
Stauffenberg, Philipp von Schulthess, said: "I found him
fabulous. "Cruise plays only a small section in the life
his grandfather, but this very well, said the 36-year-old,
in a supporting role can be seen.

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