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Waltzing Clouds, Inc.
Directed by: Stuart Cooper
Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage with a fictional narrative, this immersive account of one twenty-year-old’s journey from basic training to the front lines of D-day brings to life all the terrors and isolation of war with jolting authenticity. Overlord, directed by Stuart Cooper and impressionistically shot by Stanley Kubrick’s longtime cinematographer John Alcott, is both a document of World War II and a dreamlike meditation on human smallness in a large, incomprehensible machine.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Video Essay, Newsreel Footage, Short Film, Audio Recording, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Stuart Cooper and actor Brian Stimer
- Mining the Archive, a 2007 piece featuring archivists from London’s Imperial War Museum detailing the footage used in the film
- Capa Influences Cooper, a 2007 photo essay featuring Cooper on photographer Robert Capa
- Cameramen at War, the British Ministry of Information’s 1943 film tribute to newsreel and service film unit cameramen
- A Test of Violence, Cooper’s 1969 short film about the Spanish artist Juan Genovés
- Germany Calling, a 1941 Ministry of Information propaganda film, clips of which appear in Overlord
- Excerpts from the journals of two D-day soldiers, read by Brian Stimer
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones, a short history of the Imperial War Museum, and excerpts from the Overlord novelization by Stuart Cooper and coscreenwriter Christopher Hudson
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Release Credits
Producer: Karen Stetler
Producer: Debra McClutchy
Artwork: steve chow
Release Notes on Restoration
Overlord
Overlord is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bars may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. Supervised by director Stuart Cooper, this high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm fine-grain master positive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were manually removed using MTI’s DRS, while Apple’s Shake was used to reduce jitter.
The original monaural soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the 35mm magnetic stems. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated using AudioCube’s integrated audio workstation.
The original monaural soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the 35mm magnetic stems. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated using AudioCube’s integrated audio workstation.