Overlord (1975 film)
| Overlord | |
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| Directed by | Stuart Cooper |
| Written by | Stuart Cooper Christopher Hudson |
| Produced by | James Quinn |
| Starring | Brian Stirner Davyd Harries |
| Cinematography | John Alcott |
| Edited by | Jonathan Gili |
| Music by | Paul Glass |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| 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.