Overlord
(DVD) 

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widscreen version.
ISBN
1934121339, 9781934121337
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. 
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Edition
Widscreen version.
Language
English
ISBN
1934121339, 9781934121337
UPC
715515023122

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Photographer, John Alcott ; editor, Jonathan Gili ; music composer, Paul Glass.
Participants/Performers
Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie Neesam, Sam Sewell, John Franklyn-Robbins, Stella Tanner.
Description
Interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Cooper's account 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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, 16:9 enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Language
English soundtrack.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Quinn, J., Hudson, C., Cooper, S., Stirner, B., Harries, D., Ball, N., Neesam, J., Sewell, S., Franklyn-Robbins, J., Tanner, S., & Alcott, J. (2007). Overlord (Widscreen version.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James. Quinn et al.. 2007. Overlord. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

James. Quinn et al.. Overlord Criterion Collection, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Quinn, James., et al. Overlord Widscreen version., Criterion Collection, 2007.

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