Overlord is a 1975 black-and-white British war film written and directed by Stuart Cooper. Set during World War II, around the D-Day invasion ('Operation Overlord'), the film is about a young British soldier's experiences and his meditations on being part of the war machinery including his premonitions of death. The film won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. “Overlord is not about military heroics; on the contrary, it is about the bleakness of sacrifice”, Cooper said.