Overlord /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films, Waltzing Clouds, Inc, Imperial War Museum (Great Britain), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Quinn, James, Hudson, Christopher, Cooper, Stuart, 1942-, Stirner, Brian, Harries, Davyd, 1937-, Ball, Nicholas, Neesam, Julie, Sewell, Sam, Franklyn-Robbins, John, Tanner, Stella, Alcott, John, 1931-1986
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 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. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. War > Feature.

Description
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. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages)
Format:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, 16:9 enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Production Credits:	Photographer, John Alcott ; editor, Jonathan Gili ; music composer, Paul Glass.
ISBN:	1934121339 9781934121337