Overlord [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Stuart Cooper Stuart Cooper

Overview

"In this slim British wartime drama, Tom is a typical 18-year-old Briton who goes into military service early in 1944. The film follows the protagonist through the rigors of training and the shock of his first battle. Tom is killed on D-Day -- hence the film's title, an allusion to ""Operation Overlord."""

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2014
UPC:	0715515115810
Original Release:	1975
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:24:00

Special Features

Audio commentary featuring Cooper and actor Brian Stirner; Mining The Archive, a 2007 piece featuring archivists from london's imperial war museum detailing the footage used in the film; Capa Influences Cooper, a 2007 photo essay featuring Cooper on photographer Robert Capa; Camaramen At War, the british ministry of information's 1943 film tribute to newsreel and service film unit cameramen; A Test Of Violence, Cooper's 1969 short film about the spanish artist Juan Genovés; Germany Calling, a 1941 ministry of information propaganda film, clips of which appear in Overlord; Excerpts from the journals of two D-day soldiers, read by Stirner; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Brian Stirner	Tom
Davyd Harries	Jack
Nicholas Ball	Arthur
Julie Neesam	Girl
Sam Sewell	Trained Soldier
John Franklyn-Robbins	The Father
Ian Liston	Actor
Stella Tanner	The Mother
Paul Glass	Composer

Technical Credits

Stuart Cooper

Christopher Hudson

Stuart Cooper	Director,Screenwriter
James Quinn	Producer
Christopher Hudson	Screenwriter