Brad Davis stars as Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, who plants a bomb in the conference room of the Führer's headquarters in East Prussia.

By sheer luck, Heinz Brandt unwittingly moves the briefcase slightly, and Hitler survives the subsequent blast.

The film ends when Hitler announces his survival with Nina and her son Berthold hearing of the news.

[2] The Courier-News said the movie "had authentic-looking period costumes and American and British actors painfully attempting to deliver German accents".

They also complained that the "movie is bogged down with lengthy strategy meetings and the lack of chemistry between Davis and Madolyn Smith adds sluggish moments".