Synopsis: Generous doses of newsreel footage highlight this British wartime drama. Tom (Brian Stirner) is a typical 18-year-old Briton who goes into military service early in 1944. The film follows the protagonist through the rigors of training and the shock of his first battle. Tom is killed on D-Day--hence the film's title, an allusion to "Operation Overlord."
Restored High-Definition Digital Film Transfer, Supervised By Director Stuart Cooper, With Uncompressed Monaural Soundtrack
Audio Commentary Featuring Cooper And Actor Brian Stirner
Mining The Archive, A 2007 Piece Featuring Archivists From London's Imperial War Museum Detailing The Footage Used In The Film
Capa Influences Cooper, a 2007 Photo Essay Featuring Cooper On Photographer Robert Capa
Cameramen At War, The British Ministry Of Information's 1943 Film Tribute To Newsreel And Service Film Unit Cameramen
A Test Of Violence, Cooper's 1969 Short Film About The Spanish Artist Juan Genoves
Germany Calling, A 1941 Ministry Of Information Propaganda Film, Clips Of Which Appear In Overlord
Excerpts From The Journals Of Two D-Day Soldiers, Read By Stirner
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PLUS: A Booklet Featuring An Essay By Critic Kent Jones, A Short History Of The Imperial War Museum, And Excerpts From The Overlord Novelization By Cooper And Coscreenwriter Christopher Hudson
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