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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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- 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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- - Time Out
  - 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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- - SS109
  - 7 reviews
  - 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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- - ovid
  - 34 reviews
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  - 18 Apr 2010 at 09:32
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  - 5
  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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  - shulishader
  - 84 reviews
  - Isle of Lewis
  - 27 Feb 2010 at 19:14
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  Good original footage
  
  The modern predictable black and white footage mixes with the original War Museum footage (over half the film) quite well.
  
  The best of the good ... read more »
  
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- - harley1
  - 1 review
  - Hertford
  - 20 Feb 2010 at 16:09
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  Boring
  
  Basically, the fictional account of a soldier going to war, interspersed with real life footage from wartime events. A few interesting moments from the soldier... read more »
  
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- - Hellohulk
  - 20 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 10:39
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  A young man's journey to oblivion
  
  Don't look for a Hollywood view of war, with glorious action and phony heroism. This is two stories and how they intertwine - the terrible machinery of ... read more »
  
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- - luvsfilims
  - 10 reviews
  - Weybridge
  - 11 Jun 2009 at 09:33
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  Overlord
  
  Oh dear, despite my best attempts to get into this movie it was beyond me. This is hard going and not one for a quality watch. Many more movies to see before ... read more »
  
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  - Ayr
  - 31 Oct 2008 at 21:49
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  Underlord
  
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  Mistitled 'Overlord', this underwhelming film should be called 'Underlord' based on the 3 minutes of D-Day that it actually portrayed. The rest... read more »
  
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- - SiteCrewJim
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  - Cirencester
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 15:11
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  Very Interesting
  
  This is an unusual piece of cinrma and worth watching. The use of real footage intertwind with the actors is very good.
  
  This is not an action blood ... read more »
  
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- - GaryI
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  - March, Cambs
  - 16 Aug 2008 at 14:39
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  machinery of war
  
  Fascinating archival film of real war action is interwoven seamlessly with a few simply-drawn characters. It shows the state of being in a war, the ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Aug 2008 at 09:41
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  - 6
  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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  - 1
  Waste of time
  
  I love war films, but this I just could not get into, not sure if it was because its a black n white film.
  
  Just not what I expected
  
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  - Essex
  - 15 May 2008 at 11:41
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  Mellow AFternoon
  
  This is excellently put together. I also like war movies. especially with original footage. Unless you are a real buff this won't disappoint but those who ... read more »
  
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- - Antonjwba
  - 5 reviews
  - St. Albans
  - 24 Mar 2008 at 15:30
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  - 0
  Very Poor Film!
  
  I'm a lover of war films both factual and fiction and this film is a mix of both following the path of a yound man who joins the army and follows his career... read more »
  
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- - John O'B
  - Manchester, England
  - 26 May 2008 at 20:19
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  Overlord
  
  I got this film thinking it would be good, how stitched up was I, the worst film ever what a waste.
  
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- - steph123
  - 5 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Jun 2008 at 07:47
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  a fascinating curio of a movie
  
  This film is basically a load of archive material from the Imperial War Museum's library, overlaid with the flimsy storyline of a boy going to war. But don... read more »
  
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- - Indyman
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  - GIFFORD, HADDINGTON
  - 13 Jun 2008 at 11:50
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  - 1
  Overlord
  
  The re release of this important film is timeous in a world at war today. I saw it when it first came out and was so moved by the central performance of Tom by... read more »
  
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- - AnnieMac
  - 1 review
  - Edinburgh
  - 25 Mar 2008 at 13:15
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  Overlord
  
  Perhaps this is one of those films that will evoke different re-actions but mine was it is very poor.
  
  The World at War would be a more interesting ... read more »
  
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- - gixersan
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  - Bourne
  - 07 Apr 2008 at 21:24
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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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- - ovid
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  I was deeply moved by this, I wasn't looking at it from the point of view of terrific acting or epic battle scenes even though I may well have expected that... read more »
  
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  - Weston-Super-Mare
  - 09 Apr 2008 at 20:30

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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 ...