Pressure review - stormy weather in tense D-day forecast retelling
The film 'Pressure' dramatizes the high-stakes decision-making process of meteorologist James Stagg during the lead-up to the D-Day landings in 1944. The movie focuses on the tension between Stagg and military leaders regarding weather forecasts.
Why it matters
It explores the intersection of historical military strategy and the critical, often overlooked role of scientific forecasting in wartime.
Weather or not … Andrew Scott as James Stagg and Kerry Condon as Kay Summersby in Pressure. Photograph: Focus Features/PA Weather or not … Andrew Scott as James Stagg and Kerry Condon as Kay Summersby in Pressure. Photograph: Focus Features/PA Movies Review Pressure review – stormy weather in tense D-day forecast retelling Andrew Scott finds levels of complexity in a stoic character based on meteorologist James Stagg, the man who persuaded Eisenhower to delay Operation Overlord, for this slick wartime drama
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