Bibliograph

Overlord, Janus Films ; The Imperial War Museum presents ; produced by James Quinn ; a film by Stuart Cooper ; original screenplay by Christopher Hudson and Stuart Cooper ; directed by Stuart Cooper ; a Joswend Limited Production

Type

Label

Overlord, Janus Films ; The Imperial War Museum presents ; produced by James Quinn ; a film by Stuart Cooper ; original screenplay by Christopher Hudson and Stuart Cooper ; directed by Stuart Cooper ; a Joswend Limited Production

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Overlord

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

99960017

Responsibility statement

Janus Films ; The Imperial War Museum presents ; produced by James Quinn ; a film by Stuart Cooper ; original screenplay by Christopher Hudson and Stuart Cooper ; directed by Stuart Cooper ; a Joswend Limited Production

Runtime

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 382

Summary

Drafted into the British army, young Tom Beddows leaves his parents and his beloved cocker spaniel and reports for military duty, arriving late because of a German air raid. In training camp, he makes friends with Jack and Arthur. They all wish the war would go away, so they could return to their parents and girlfriends. Finally ordered into combat, a sense of impending doom prompts Tom to write a consoling letter to be delivered to his parents instead of the official military notice. Stoic and fatalistic, he will be among the first troops to land in Normandy at the launch of Operation Overlord, the Allied offensive to push the Nazis out of France

Table Of Contents

Opening credits -- Air raid -- Private Beddows -- "I hate this war" -- Nightmares -- Assault training -- Dance -- "Where are we going?" -- Forms and francs -- Letter home -- "I've got nothing now" -- Initiative test -- Closing -- Color bars -- Commentary -- Supplements

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification