During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-day, June 6th, 1944.
It's still a feat of period filmmaking. More than that, Overlord's revivification of a wasteland Europe offers up a powerful whip lesson for the postwar complacent.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
11 Jul 2006
fresh:
Overlord, a prize-winning entry in the 1975 Berlin Film Festival, deserves to join the pantheon of essential World War II combat movies.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
13 Jul 2006
fresh:
Though made 31 years after D-Day, the dramatic scenes have the period look of a '40s movie, which links them perfectly with the stunning archival footage.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
14 Jul 2006
fresh:
Overlord feels like a small but vivid tragedy inside an epic container.