Añade un argumento en tu idiomaDuring World War 2, a young lad's called up and, with increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training for D-day.During World War 2, a young lad's called up and, with increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training for D-day.During World War 2, a young lad's called up and, with increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training for D-day.
- Dirección
- Guión
- Reparto principal
- Premios
- 2 premios y 1 nominación en total
Reseñas destacadas
The archival footage which makes up much of the film's most stunning imagery is meticulously chosen and edited; it frequently becomes Tom's dreams and visions of the War as it unfolds, and for the viewer, it is a vision of what WWII was, seen from both German and British sides. Cooper so masterfully situates Tom, an everyman, in visions of the surrounding war, that by the end of this surprisingly short, yet incredibly rich film, the magnitude of the toll the war took on the individuals fighting it becomes overwhelmingly moving.
Many will notice the major influence this movie had on parts of 'Full Metal Jacket' (Kubrick's long time collaborator John Alcott shot 'Overlord,' and Kubrick once commented that the only thing wrong with this movie was that it should have been twice as long). However, 'Overlord' is unique; I've never seen another war movie quite like this. It's a masterpiece of cinematic war poetry, and that it's taken over 30 years to get a release of any kind in the US is really surprising. It certainly holds its own against any of the best movies made about WWII.
Mind you, what's actually been shot for the film isn't too great either, as our too-polite-by-half main character gets enrolled in the army during training scenes that are about 1% as interesting as those in Full Metal Jacket. We then follow his career until D-Day itself, falling in love with a girl at a bar and voicing his disquiet at the conflict in the letters he sends. Problem is, this bloke is as dull as ditchwater, and his fellow soldiers, on the rare occasions they open their mouths, are just a bunch of one-dimensional stereotypes. The most interesting participant here is Tina, the cocker spaniel our young recruit says goodbye to at the start. Someone get that dog a contract.
I can appreciate the use of a bit of celluloid material from back then, to set the scene and give us an idea of what life was like during the period. But here, it monopolises half the length, which is far too much for a product marketed as a movie. And why did they have to choose to follow someone so vanilla in the title role? I was reminded of the film Titanic, where despite the hundreds more enthralling prospects on board, the director opted to show us the lives of the two most tedious passengers. WHY?? By the time his eventual fate is revealed, and has done or said nothing to endear us to him... so, who cares?
War can be many things... but surely it should not send you to sleep? 4/10
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- CuriosidadesThe film uses archive footage of landing exercises carried out in 1943 and 1944. The giant two-wheeled device that is powered by rockets was called a Panjandrum. It was ten feet tall and the central hub was filled with explosives to be used against obstacles and defenses on the landing beaches. As can be seen here it never quite went in a straight line as there was no way to control or steer it after the rockets were fired. This experimental weapon was a spectacular failure and was never used in combat.
- Citas
Arthur: Who have you got waiting for you, Tommy?
Tom: Who have I got?
[pauses]
Tom: Well, there's Mum and Dad, I suppose... and Tina.
Arthur: [smiling] Good for you, mate. Let me guess. She got brown hair, brown eyes, pale skin, nice tits, right?
Tom: [grinning] Tina is a cocker spaniel.
[pauses]
Tom: She's a lovely dog.
Arthur: A bitch?
Tom: Yeah, a bitch.
- ConexionesFeatured in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- 89.951 GBP (estimación)
- Recaudación en todo el mundo
- 3333 US$
- Duración
- 1h 23min(83 min)
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.75 : 1