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 taking 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 turns in the 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, almost arriving to it, they meet Chloe, a villager who ...

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural power | world war two | 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

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:

$13,892,889, 15 November 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

Original version of the script written in 2013 by screenwriter Billy Ray was very different in some parts than the final movie, before it was changed over the years and after another writer Mark L. Smith was brought in to polish the script. One of the biggest differences included only having Boyce, Ford and Chloe as main heroes, and far more focus on horror elements of the story. Entire third act and action scenes in the ending were almost completely different than the ones in the film. For example, Boyce, Ford and Chloe were fighting against even more undead Nazis inside the church and laboratory and using every weapon they had or found trying to stop them, at one point Boyce even throws some grenades at Nazis but when that doesn't work he has to use giant sword to decapitate them, and then uses the flamethrower to burn last ones before blowing them up for good.

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Goofs

The only African-American airborne outfit was the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickles). Although the unit was ready for combat, it came close to being used in the Battle of the Bulge but that crisis passed and the unit never went overseas or saw combat.

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Quotes

Chase: [as his veins and arteries begin mutating] Oh my god! What did you do to me? OH MY GOD!

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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. The subsequent re-submission got the film a more accessible MA15+ rating. It is believed that the film will be fully restored for its home entertainment release.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: The Haunting of Hill House and Overlord (2018)

User Reviews

One of the best movies of 2018

This movie is a good mixture of a lot of genres:war,horror,action and even science-fiction but action is the most dominant of all according to me.Overlord has a very impressive opening scene.Musics of the film keeps you at the edge of your seat,very thrilling.We see a female character (Mathilde Ollivier) among soldiers in the middle of the war whose struggle against Nazis and zombies reminded me of Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Aliens movie.Overall,Overlord is a well directed,well written and well acted movie and a must see! I recommend everyone to watch this movie in cinema saloons in order to feel the suspense and action more deeply.