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Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, this immersive account by Stuart Cooper of one twenty-year-old's journey from basic training to the front lines of D-day brings to life all the terrors and isolation of war with jolting authenticity. Overlord, impressionistically shot by Stanley Kubrick's longtime cinematographer John Alcott, is both a document of World War II and a dreamlike meditation on human smallness in a large, incomprehensible machine.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
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Product Details
Actors: Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball
Directors: Stuart Cooper
Format: Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Blu-ray, Black & White, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: May 13, 2014
Run Time: 84 minutes
Special Features
DIRECTOR APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Stuart Cooper, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring Cooper and actor Brian Stirner
Mining the Archive, a 2007 video 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
Cameramen 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 Genoves
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
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones, a short history of the Imperial War Museum, and excerpts from the Overlord novelization by Cooper and Christopher Hudson
Cast & Crew
Brian Stirner Tom
Davyd Harries Jack
Nicholas Ball Arthur
Julie Neesam Girl
Sam Sewell Trained Soldier
John Franklyn-Robbins The Father
Ian Liston
Stella Tanner The Mother
Technical Credits
Stuart Cooper Director, Screenwriter
John Alcott Cinematographer
Jonathon Gili Editor
Paul Glass Score Composer
Christopher Hudson Screenwriter
James Quinn Producer
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