June 13th
Overlord*
GB 1975. EMI/Joswend/Imperial War Museum. 83m. bw

In WWII a young conscript joins the Army during the preparations for D-Day where he is killed on the beaches.
Low key and low budget rendering of Longest Day-type material, a quietly intimate story that hardly paints an accurate overall picture of the Normandy landings - so considerable stock footage is used, and the transitions are usually jarring and obvious. But the film still has some powerful moments.

Written by: Stuart Cooper, Christopher Hudson.
Producer: James Quinn.
Director: Stuart Cooper.
Starring: Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie Neesam, Sam Sewell, John Franklyn-Robbins, Stella Tanner, Ian Liston.
Photography: John Alcott.
Music: Paul Glass.