Code Name: Emerald (1985)

In april 1944, an allied agent is sent to France in order to rescue an "overlord" captured by the Germans. (An "overlord" is one of the few men who knew the date and place of the "D" day). ... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Sanger

Writers:

Ronald Bass (novel), Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Stars:

Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Horst Buchholz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ed Harris	...	Gus Lang
Max von Sydow	...	Jurgen Brausch
Horst Buchholz	...	Walter Hoffman
Helmut Berger	...	Ernst Ritter
Cyrielle Clair	...	Claire Jouvet
Eric Stoltz	...	Andy Wheeler
Patrick Stewart	...	Colonel Peters
Graham Crowden	...	Sir Geoffrey Macklin
George Mikell	...	Major Seltz
Gabriel Barylli	...	Dieter Träger
Peter Bonke	...	Johann
Tony Rohr	...	Patrick Callaghan
Henri Lambert	...	Andre
Ray Armstrong	...	Willoughby
Julie Jézéquel	...	Jasmine (as Julie Jezequel)

Storyline

In april 1944, an allied agent is sent to France in order to rescue an "overlord" captured by the Germans. (An "overlord" is one of the few men who knew the date and place of the "D" day). To achieve this goal, he will be supported by a secret friend of the allies, a very important German officer and the French resistance. But the nazi SS is not resting...

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Plot Keywords:

france | nazi | agent | punctuation in title | paris france | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deep Cover

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), NBC Productions, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jonathan Sanger's directorial debut.

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Goofs

When Ed Harris' character jumps out of the plane, he's wearing a green uniform. The camera cuts to a long shot of him descending with his parachute open. In that shot, the parachutist is wearing a white winter uniform.

User Reviews

Don't overlook this "Overlorder"

"Code Name Emerald" is one of my favourite war films. Obviously it never actually happened (unless it's on one of those "not to opened until..." type files, which would be found to be empty at the designated date), but it could have. The depicted rehearsal for the landings did actually take place on the south coast of England, and was somewhat of a disaster, and in which there were quite a number of American GIs killed. If one "Overlorder" (i.e. someone familiar with the plans of the forthcoming D-Day landings, code name "Operation Overlord") had been captured at that time, imagine the panic of the top brass. Three years of meticulous planning gone up the Swanee.

In this movie one was, which is the basis of the story. The nasty Nazis have got their Teutonic hands on an Overlorder a certain young "Lootenant" Andy Wheeler (Eric Stoltz). The good guys have to either rescue him or kill him before he blabs. End of plot. But will poor Andy live or die? What could have become a "Boys Own" piece of hokum, turned out to be quite an interesting cleverly crafted movie, nicely underplayed by good experienced actors, with Ed Harris at the fore. War film critics of a purist nature will probably pick holes in it, and find mistakes all over the place, but I found none. Mind you, I enjoy the movie that much, I've probably never looked for any.