Directed by Stuart Cooper Overlord makes poetry out of existing war footage. Around half of the 83 minute film pulls from sometimes grim but certainly striking footage of bombs, bodies and gunfire. The other half patches together a brief narrative about a doomed young soldier named Tom. These two halves are woven together in a … Continue reading Overlord (1975)
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The Longest Day (1962)
Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald The Longest Day is a three hour World War II epic that was completely overshadowed by David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia. Both films are expansive though in different ways. While Lawrence centers on a single figure over the course of a long, arduous journey, The Longest Day focuses … Continue reading The Longest Day (1962)
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