The film's title, Valkyrie, refers to Operation Valkyrie, a secret plan devised by a group of high-ranking German military officers to overthrow Hitler's Nazi regime. The operation was named after the mythological Valkyries, female figures who chose which warriors would die in battle. The plan was set in motion on July 20, 1944, when Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a decorated war hero who had lost his left eye and right hand in a mine explosion, carried out the assassination attempt.
: Meskipun kita sudah mengetahui hasil sejarahnya, sutradara Bryan Singer berhasil membangun ketegangan yang luar biasa. Setiap detik dalam persiapan hingga eksekusi bom terasa sangat mendebarkan. Akurasi Sejarah nonton valkyrie 2008