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

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

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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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (84 min.)
Note
  • Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1975
  • Special features include: Commentary [optional audio feature with director Stuart Cooper and actor Brian Stirner]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Mining the archive [featurette] (24 min.); Soldiers' journals [audio feature]; Capa influences Cooper [photo essay/slide show] (8 min.); Germany calling [featurette] (2 min.); Cameramen at war [featurette] (15 min.); A test of violence [featurette] (14 min.); booklet includes the essays "Man versus machine" by Kent Jones, "The Imperial War Museum" by Roger Smither, and excerpts from the Overlord novelization, by Stuart Cooper and Christopher Hudson ; scene selections
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
Isbn
9781934121337
Instance
Label
Overlord
Title
Overlord
Statement of responsibility
Janus Films ; The Imperial War Museum presents ; produced by James Quinn ; a film by Stuart Cooper ; original screenplay by Christopher Hudson & Stuart Cooper ; directed by Stuart Cooper ; a Joswend Limited Production
Title variation
Overlord
Title variation remainder
D-Day, June 6, 1944
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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
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Awards note
Winner, 1975 Silver Berlin Bear Special Jury Prize: Stuart Cooper; Interfilm Award-Otto Dibelius Film Award: Stuart Cooper, at the Berlin International Film Festival
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Photographed by John Alcott ; edited by Jonathan Gili ; music composed by Paul Glass
Language note
In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
PerformerNote
Brian Stirner (Tom), Davyd Harries (Jack), Nicholas Ball (Arthur), Julie Neesam (the Girl), Sam Sewell (the Trained Soldier), John Franklyn-Robbins, Stella Tanner
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1919-2008
  • 1942-
  • 1937-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Quinn, James
  • Hudson, Christopher
  • Cooper, Stuart
  • Stirner, Brian
  • Harries, Davyd
  • Ball, Nicholas
  • Neesam, Julie
  • Sewell, Sam
  • Franklyn-Robbins, John
  • Tanner, Stella
  • Glass, Paul
  • Janus Films
  • Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
  • Joswend Limited Productions
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
84
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
382 Waltzing Clouds, Inc
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Soldiers
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
Technique
live action
Label
Overlord, Janus Films ; The Imperial War Museum presents ; produced by James Quinn ; a film by Stuart Cooper ; original screenplay by Christopher Hudson & Stuart Cooper ; directed by Stuart Cooper ; a Joswend Limited Production
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1975
  • Special features include: Commentary [optional audio feature with director Stuart Cooper and actor Brian Stirner]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Mining the archive [featurette] (24 min.); Soldiers' journals [audio feature]; Capa influences Cooper [photo essay/slide show] (8 min.); Germany calling [featurette] (2 min.); Cameramen at war [featurette] (15 min.); A test of violence [featurette] (14 min.); booklet includes the essays "Man versus machine" by Kent Jones, "The Imperial War Museum" by Roger Smither, and excerpts from the Overlord novelization, by Stuart Cooper and Christopher Hudson ; scene selections
Accompanying material
1 booklet (28 pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
99960017
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (84 min.)
Isbn
9781934121337
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
  • Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
  • Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
715515023122
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC1689D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format ; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer
Terms governing use
Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Overlord, Janus Films ; The Imperial War Museum presents ; produced by James Quinn ; a film by Stuart Cooper ; original screenplay by Christopher Hudson & Stuart Cooper ; directed by Stuart Cooper ; a Joswend Limited Production
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1975
  • Special features include: Commentary [optional audio feature with director Stuart Cooper and actor Brian Stirner]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Mining the archive [featurette] (24 min.); Soldiers' journals [audio feature]; Capa influences Cooper [photo essay/slide show] (8 min.); Germany calling [featurette] (2 min.); Cameramen at war [featurette] (15 min.); A test of violence [featurette] (14 min.); booklet includes the essays "Man versus machine" by Kent Jones, "The Imperial War Museum" by Roger Smither, and excerpts from the Overlord novelization, by Stuart Cooper and Christopher Hudson ; scene selections
Accompanying material
1 booklet (28 pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
99960017
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (84 min.)
Isbn
9781934121337
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
  • Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
  • Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
715515023122
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC1689D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format ; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer
Terms governing use
Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Video recording format
DVD

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