Article: On a mission to kill Hitler, Cruise and his conspirators; The rebels: From left, Kevin McNally, Christian Berkel, Bill Nighy, Tom Cruise, Terence Stamp, David Schofield and Kenneth Branagh, who will appear in the film Valkyrie The rebels: From left, Kevin McNally, Christian Berkel, Bill Nighy, Tom Cruise, Terence Stamp, David Schofield and Kenneth Branagh, who will appear in the film Valkyrie.

THEIR stern faces reflect the gravity of their mission. Dressed inGerman uniforms and sombre suits, Tom Cruise's character and hisco-conspirators look over their plan to kill Adolf Hitler - and end the SecondWorld War. Cruise's fellow plotters are played by Kevin McNally, ChristianBerkel, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, David Schofield and Kenneth Branagh. Theyform the core of the Nazi resistance in the film Valkyrie, which Cruise haspromised will be faithful to history. It depicts the ill-fated plan to blow upthe dictator on July 20, 1944. But he survived, and the plotters paid withtheir lives.

Carl Goerdeler KEVIN McNally, 51, plays Carl Goerdeler, the former mayor ...

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