Overlord (1975)
Offbeat WWII film, showing the Normandy landing as seen through the experience of a fresh-faced English grunt. The mix of story-related footage with stock war footage makes for an unusual (if not always successful) experience, and the main character's Everymanness makes not only likeable but a useful stand-in for us, giving the audience probably the closest thing to a subjective experience they're gonna get at this date (Saving Private Ryan was still twenty years off). Stunning downer of an ending, too.
Grade: B
Offbeat WWII film, showing the Normandy landing as seen through the experience of a fresh-faced English grunt. The mix of story-related footage with stock war footage makes for an unusual (if not always successful) experience, and the main character's Everymanness makes not only likeable but a useful stand-in for us, giving the audience probably the closest thing to a subjective experience they're gonna get at this date (Saving Private Ryan was still twenty years off). Stunning downer of an ending, too.
Grade: B
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