# Overlord (1975)

> A young recruit's passage through wartime training becomes a stark, foreboding meditation on the human cost of D-Day.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/37850

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Stuart Cooper
- Cast: Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie Neesam, Sam Sewell, John Franklyn-Robbins, Stella Tanner, Harry Shacklock
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073502/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: foreboding, austere, melancholic, historical cinema night, war film marathon

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