In preparation for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied territory, the 'overlords' were the few Allied agents who knew the details of the operation. When one them is captured by the Germans, a double agent must infiltrate occupied Paris, with the help of a high level German officer and the French Resistance.
Acting
Ed Harris's ice-cold eyes doing 90% of the heavy lifting.
Production
Surprisingly lush Paris sets for a mid-budget '85 war thriller.
Writing
Triple-cross dialogue that actually mostly tracks.
Director
Jonathan Sanger
Ed Harris
Gus Lang
Max von Sydow
Jürgen Brausch
Horst Buchholz
Walter Hoffman
Helmut Berger
Ernst Ritter
Cyrielle Clair
Claire Jouvet
Eric Stoltz
Andy Wheeler
Patrick Stewart
Colonel Peters
Graham Crowden
Sir Geoffrey Macklin
Gabriel Barylli
Dieter Träger
Peter Bonke
Johann
Tony Rohr
Patrick Callaghan
Henri Lambert
Andre
Julie Jézéquel
Jasmine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jonathan Sanger's feature debut after producing The Elephant Man—explaining the prestige-cast energy on a B-mission budget.
Released months after Reiner's Spies Like Send-up, this tried to remind audiences that WWII espionage could still be deadly serious. It didn't win.
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