Overlord

Overlord [videorecording] / Janus Films ; Waltzing Clouds, Inc. ; presented by the Imperial War Museum ; produced by James Quinn ; original screenplay by Christopher Hudson & Stuart Cooper ; directed by Stuart Cooper ; photographer, John Alcott ; editor, Jonathan Gili ; music composer, Paul Glass.

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The story of one 20-year-old's journey from basic training to the battle front lines at D-day brings all the terrors of war to its viewers with jolting authenticity. Interweaved with archival war footage.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films, Waltzing Clouds, Inc, Imperial War Museum (Great Britain), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Quinn, James (Producer), Hudson, Christopher (Screenwriter), Cooper, Stuart, 1942- (Director, Screenwriter), Stirner, Brian (Actor), Harries, Davyd, 1937- (Actor), Ball, Nicholas (Actor), Neesam, Julie (Actor), Sewell, Sam (Actor), Franklyn-Robbins, John (Actor), Tanner, Stella (Actor), Alcott, John, 1930-1986 (director of photography.), Glass, Paul (Composer)
Other title:	Overlord (Motion picture)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Irvington, New York : Criterion Collection [Distributor], ©2007.
Edition:	Special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 382.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Drama. Soldiers > Biography > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Drama. Feature films. War films. Documentary-style films. Action-adventure films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. War > Feature.

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Summary:	The story of one 20-year-old's journey from basic training to the battle front lines at D-day brings all the terrors of war to its viewers with jolting authenticity. Interweaved with archival war footage.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. Special features: Audio commentary featuring Cooper and actor Brian Stirner; "Mining the archive": a new video featuring Imperial War Museum film archivists detailing the war footage used in the film; "Capa influences Cooper": a new photo essay featuring Cooper on photographer Robert Capa; "A test of violence" (1969): Cooper's short film about Spanish artist Juan Genovés; "Cameramen at war": the British Ministry of Information's 1943 film tribute to newsreel and service film unit cameramen; "Germany calling": a 1941 British Ministry of Information propaganda film, clips of which appear in Overlord; Journals from two D-day soldiers, read by Brian Stirner; theatrical trailer ; plus, a new essay by critic Kent Jones, a short history of the Imperial War Museum, and excerpts from the Overlord novelization, by Cooper and Christopher Hudson.
Physical Description:	1 DVD (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:	DVD-9 ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono ; enhanced for 16:9 TVs ; dual-layer.
Production Credits:	Photographer, John Alcott ; editor, Jonathan Gili ; music composer, Paul Glass.
ISBN:	1934121339 9781934121337