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1975

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Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Stuart Cooper's immersive account of one twenty-year-old's journey from basic training to the front lines of D-day brings all the terrors and isolation of war to life with jolting authenticity. Overlord, impressionistically shot by Stanley Kubrick's .. Read more

Starring	Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie Neesam
Director	Stuart Cooper
Genres	Drama

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Overlord

Starring	Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie Neesam, Sam Sewell
Director	Stuart Cooper
Studio	METRODOME DISTRIBUTION
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 25 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 19 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Collections	New releases
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 1975 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 10 Jul 2009 To Rent: DVD: 03 Mar 2008
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- Set against the build-up to D-Day, a grainy fictional account of a young man's call-up, his life on and off duty while... read more on Time Out
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  - 18 Aug 2009 at 01:02
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  Don't waste your time
  
  I really enjoy films about the second world war, even the more obscure ones. But this film does not work on any level. Don't waste your time.
  
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  - Bromley
  - 07 Mar 2008 at 17:51
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  A cog in the machinery of war
  
  'Overlord' was originally seen as an arthouse film. In 1975 it had its release, and opened at the Old Academy Cinema in Oxford Street, London. It wasn&#... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 04 Apr 2011 at 00:33
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  a very original war film from the Kubrick stable
  
  A very original approach to a war film . A large percentage of the film is actual battle scenes and fighter/bomber attacks related to WW2, The story is ... read more »
  
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  Overlord
  
  Watched the first ten minutes and got bored. All been done before and better. Couldnt make my mind up if it was a film or a documentary. Not reccomended.
  
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  Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Stuart Cooper's immersive account of one twenty-year-old's journey from basic training to the front lines of D-day brings all the terrors and isolation of war to life with jolting authenticity. Overlord, impressionistically ...