Overlord (1975 film)

Overlord
Directed byStuart Cooper
Written byStuart Cooper
Christopher Hudson
Produced byJames Quinn
StarringBrian Stirner
Davyd Harries
CinematographyJohn Alcott
Edited byJonathan Gili
Music byPaul Glass
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£89,951
Box office£41,007

Overlord is a 1975 black-and-white British war film written and directed by Stuart Cooper. Set during the Second World War, around the D-Day invasion (Operation Overlord), the film is about a young British soldier's experiences and his meditations on being part of the war machinery, including his premonitions of death. The film won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. “Overlord is not about military heroics; on the contrary, it is about the bleakness of sacrifice”, Cooper said.