Ludwig Beck — Valkyrie Character Profile

About Ludwig Beck

General and key member of the German Resistance. Informs Goerdeler about the SS arrest warrant. When arrested by Fromm, he is permitted to commit suicide rather than face execution.

Character Facts

Played by

Terence Stamp

Appears in

Valkyrie (2008)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Ludwig Beck — Alliance Resistance Ally — Henning von Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh)

  They share membership in the military resistance leadership.

  Tresckow and Beck are both named among the members of the German Resistance.

• Ludwig Beck — Alliance Resistance Colleague — Friedrich Olbricht (Bill Nighy)

  They cooperate within the resistance leadership against the Nazi regime.

  Olbricht and Beck are both identified as key members of the German Resistance.

• Ludwig Beck — Conflict Arrested Rival — Friedrich Fromm (Tom Wilkinson)

  Fromm controls Beck's fate after the conspiracy collapses.

  Fromm arrests Beck after refusing to join the plot and permits him to commit suicide.

• Ludwig Beck — Alliance Resistance Ally — Erwin von Witzleben (David Schofield)

  They are senior figures within the same anti-Nazi network.

  Beck and Witzleben are both named as members of the German Resistance.

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