New movie: PRESSURE

https://youtu.be/zdM4tdLQBg0?si=fZW0OBt9vfvzw8yf

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, PRESSURE follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg as they face an impossible choice--launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.

Pressure is scheduled to be theatrically released on 29 May 2026 in the United States, followed by the United Kingdom on 11 September

 

Thanks for posting the link up; interesting.

Not sure if much of it's content falls into the "untold story" hype though.

On release it'll be interesting to me to see if Exercise Tiger gets more time than the fleeting passing mention in the trailer. It deserves more time.

Again, thanks for posting the link up, very much appreciated.

Always remember, never forget,

Jim.

 

Blimey Dick Winters is now Monty.

Do we need yet another movie about D-Day ?

 

I've seen a few more trailers for it this week. Looks pretty bad to me.

 

The original play was very good. Saw it at the Park Theatre to a packed house of a hundred and twenty




As I recall the Kay Summersby part was relatively large. Wonder if that will be the case in the fillum

 

TTH added a post in June 2026:

From Post 1427: What is the last WW2 Film or Series you saw?

 

A long review of 'Pressure' by James Holland, giving a historian's viewpoint as reflected in his title: Pressure: The Truth About the D-Day Weather.

This sentence says it all:

From: Pressure: The Truth About the D-Day Weather

 

In terms of historical accuracy it was disastrous.

 

If I may give myself a little plug, here's the actual history:

 

Yes, it was originally a stage play and suffers from the usual problems of a movie adapted from a stage play based upon a historical event. OTOH, the acting was quite good and at least it wasn't nearly as bad as the awful Operation MINCEMEAT movie.

 

Nope, time to move on to E-Day.