An interesting failure, this rarely seen 1975 English feature about World War II combines documentary and fictional elements, though they tend to undermine each other.

[...] Overlord's vision of war is still unlike that of any other fiction feature: more jarring, and more awe-inspiring.

Fact and fiction endow each other with vitality and truth.

…a depiction of battle in WWII which predates the time-fragmentation techniques of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk…offers a powerful ‘you are there’ feel unlikely to be matched…