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I was unaware of the existence of this film until seeing it recently on BBC, following which I decided it would be a worthy addition to my DVD library. OVERLORD is not a typical war film. Less than 80 minutes long, it concentrates on the story of one young man, from call-up through training and on to Overlord beach on D-Day. It is shot in monochrome and is liberally interspersed with contemporary documentary footage from the Imperial War Museum archives. Accordingly OVERLORD is realistic, almost documentary, itself, telling the tale of a young man's journey to war. The central character is sympathetic and engaging, the film is highly watchable and the specially composed music - repeated in varying arrangements - is a particular and unexpected joy. This is NOT your routine flag-waver in the mould of The Cruel Sea, The Dam Busters or any of the other classic B/W war movies of the 1950s. It is a simple but intelligently observed personal story woven into a backdrop of spectacular wartime footage. Some have likened OVERLORD to SAVING PRIVATE RYAN although made almost 25 years earlier. I think it's much better than that.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Superb black and white character-driven film about an ordinary young lad's transition from civilian to soldier, just prior to D-Day, B and W, with intercut footage of the preparations for D-Day. A real gem of a film, very highly reccomended, although it's not "Saving private Ryan", but for all that it's probably more realistic - if less visceral.
Excellent film well worth the money ...............................................................................................................................................................................................