Pressure

100'

Anthony Maras

HistoryWarThriller

★ 7.5

Letterboxd TMDB #1318413

In the hours before D-Day, one decision changed the world.

In the seventy two hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element – the British weather. Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on. With only his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.

Cast

Andrew Scott James Stagg

Brendan Fraser Dwight ‘Ike’ Eisenhower

Kerry Condon Kay Summersby

Chris Messina Irving Krick

Damian Lewis Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery

Tamsin Topolski Liz Stagg

Jojo Macari Andrew Carter

Con O'Neill Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory

Alexander Hanson General Omar Bradley

Robert Portal Admiral Bertram Ramsay

Joshua Hill Casey

Toby Williams Bryant