Pressure

Movie poster - internet image

As the United States celebrates 250 years as a country, I was interested in seeing the movie Pressure.

Most Americans are probably aware of D-Day, which was when the United States and United Kingdom took the battle to the Germans.

What most didn't know was that the weather can make a big difference. 

Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander for the invasion (he later became the United States' 34th President) of Europe. Leadership prepared troops for more than a month with an aim of mounting the attack June 5, 1944.

Joining the preparations for battle was Group Captain James Stagg, recommended by Prime Minister Winston Churchill as the country's top meteorologist. The expert from the United States, Colonel Irving Krick, predicted good weather for the undertaking. 

After analyzing different data, Stagg disagreed saying that instead storms would ruin the attack, and stood his ground in the face of skeptical and inpatient military advisors.

Stagg, played by Andrew Scott, finally gets Eisenhower, played by Brendan Fraser, to agree. 

The challenge of war movies is that viewers know the outcome, so it needs other scenarios to create tension. A friend of mine recommended this movie. I'll add my applause for the way this true story came to life on screen. While it may be difficult to find on the big screen, you should be able to find a streaming service that has it available. We watched it on Amazon Prime.