Overlord (2018)

A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.

Director:

Julius Avery

Writers:

Billy Ray (screenplay by), Mark L. Smith (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jovan Adepo	...	Boyce
Wyatt Russell	...	Ford
Mathilde Ollivier	...	Chloe
Pilou Asbæk	...	Wafner
John Magaro	...	Tibbet
Iain De Caestecker	...	Chase
Jacob Anderson	...	Dawson
Dominic Applewhite	...	Rosenfeld
Gianny Taufer	...	Paul
Joseph Quinn	...	Grunauer
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Rensin
Erich Redman	...	Dr. Schmidt
Mark McKenna	...	Murphy
Hayley Carmichael	...	Mrs. Lesner
Marc Rissmann	...	Scherzer

Storyline

On the eve of D-Day, the 5th of June, 1944, several American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion's success: destroy a radio tower built in a little castle of an old French town that the Third Reich uses for communication between Berlin and Normandy beaches' bunkers. Due to the intense enemy fire, the planes are shot down and most soldiers die in the landing or are killed by the Nazis' night patrols after they land. However, a private named Ed Boyce survives to find Corporal Ford, a last-minute incorporation from Italy and a veteran expert in bombs and explosives, rogue sniper Tibbet, war photographer Chase, and finally private Dawson. After they watch the killing of their superior Sargeant Eldson by a Nazi night patrol, Ford becomes leader of the group and they try to get the town with the tower in order to complete the mission. In the forest close to the town they meet Chloe, a villager who assists the soldiers in her home with ...

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | supernatural power | nazi | nazi occultism | supernatural horror | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, disturbing images, language, and brief sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Russian French German

Release Date:

9 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Overlord

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,202,108, 11 November 2018, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$21,704,844, 20 December 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Principal Photography was completed on January 29, 2018.

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Goofs

On June 6, 1944 the Allies sent the paratroopers between 6am and 7am. In the wee small hours of the morning in June, it's already pretty much daylight. Yet, the sun rises only after a good hour into the movie.

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Quotes

Ford: This.
[shows Wafner the blood-filled syringe]
Ford: What is this?
Wafner: Our greatest achievement. With it, we create super-Nazis; A thousand year army and it's thousand year soldiers.

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Alternate Versions

After the film was given the restricted R18+ rating in Australia, Paramount Pictures decided to edit out almost 1 minute of footage to lessen the violence for the cinema version. The subsequent re-submission got the film a more accessible MA15+ rating. Although this version never ended up getting released due to Paramount Pictures changing their minds to instead give the original R18+ rated cut to cinemas.

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Connections

References Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007)

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Soundtracks

Bridging the Gap
Written by Ansel Collins (as Ansel George Collins), Nas (as Nasir Jones), Winston Riley (as Winston Delano Riley), Dave Barker, Salaam Remi (as Salaam Remi Gibbs), Olu Dara, Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield), Melvin London (as Melvin R. London) and Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniels)
Performed by Nas feat. Olu Dara
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Fresh, fun horror movie

I saw this film at the Philadelphia Film Festival and I had a good time watching it. It's a very intense movie with a lot of action throughout; it never has a moment where it calms down. I like that aspect of it but I can definitely see it being sensory overload for a lot of people. It's also quite graphic, and sometimes it's a little gratuitous and overly gory. I think the film relies a little too much on jump scares but the atmosphere is pretty creepy anyway. I think towards the end the film gets pretty over-the-top and silly, but I think it's an interesting setting and it's very well-shot and the VFX are pretty good.