Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageOverlord (1975)
Director: Stuart Cooper
Movie review
From Time Out London
This remarkable dramatisation of the preparations of a young British soldier (Brian Stirner) for the 1944 D-Day landings has languished in obscurity since it won the Silver Bear in Berlin in the mid-’70s. Working in collaboration with the movie archive of the Imperial War Museum, Cooper watched some 3,000 hours of WWII footage before selecting material for the impressive montages which interlace his simple, but movingly told period narrative which he shot on old equipment and stock with cinematographer John Alcott.
In its quiet way, it’s something of a triumph: narratively, Cooper manages to give a moving, elegiac quality to this soldier’s chronicle of a death foretold; and aesthetically, in his finely-edited sequences of often aerially-shot archive footage – of war-torn cities, the strafing of columns or trains, dog fights over the Kent countryside – he brings out the strange, emotive beauty contained in these images of an economy of death.
Author: Wally Hammond
Time Out London Issue 1954: Jan 30 to Feb 5
User reviews of this film
-
- Dominic said...
-
Posted on Nov 13 2009 21:47
According to IMDB:
"We Don't Know Where We're Going"
Written by Ralph T. Butler (as Ralph Butler) & Noel Gay
Sung by Nick Curtis - Report as inappropriate
-
- chris said...
- Posted on Jun 20 2009 22:05 i really want to know too all i know is the music in this film was prduced by paul glass. if any one know please say!
- Report as inappropriate
-
- Alan Sheerin said...
- Posted on Mar 30 2009 22:15 Can anyone tell me who sang the song "Where are we going" in the film "Overlord"
- Report as inappropriate
-
- Alan Sheerin said...
- Posted on Mar 30 2009 22:14 Can anyone tell me who sang the song "Where are we going" in the film "OverlordThe comment you type inthis box will appear on the site
- Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Stuart Cooper
Producer: James Quinn
Cast: Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie Neesam, Sam Sewell, John Franklyn-Robbins, Stella Tanner full cast
Genre(s): War
Duration: 83 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Stephen Poliakoff discusses 'Glorious 39'
Stephen Poliakoff’s ‘Glorious 39’ is his first film for cinema since ‘Food of Love’ in 1997. Dave Calhoun met him
Is 'Paranormal Activity' the new 'Blair Witch'?
How does a film go from DIY experiment to box-office smash? 'Paranormal Activity' director Oren Peli explains
Steven Soderbergh on 'The Informant!' and 'The Girlfriend Experience'
We talk to Steven Soderbergh about his two forthcoming films: one featuring a porn star, the other a chubby Matt Damon
A gateway to all things 'New Moon'
In anticipation of 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon', Time Out is offering the chance to pick up a limited edition pack with three exclusive magazines and a free poster.
London Children's Film Festival
Read our exclusive reviews of films playing at the 2009 London Children’s Film Festival
The films that deserve a TV spin-off
With Roland Emmerich suggesting he'd like to make a '2012' TV spin-off, we propose some more movie-to-TV serialisations
The Coen brothers discuss 'A Serious Man'
Masters of contrary comedy, Joel and Ethan Coen have struck gold again with their latest, ‘A Serious Man’
Michael Haneke discusses 'The White Ribbon'
Dave Calhoun met with Michael Haneke in Munich to mull over the details of his Palme d'Or winner, 'The White Ribbon'
Ten inspirations behind 'Avatar'?
Time Out ponders the influences behind James Cameron's anticipated space-opera on the basis of the trailer
Time Out's 50 greatest animated films with commentary by Terry Gilliam
In celebration of the release of Pixar's 'Up' and Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr Fox', read our rundown of fifty classic feature length animations
What do you think?
Post your review now