'Pressure' Review: Brendan Fraser is Dwight D. Eisenhower in gripping WWII drama on run-up to D-Day
The film 'Pressure' features Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower during the critical planning stages of D-Day. It focuses on the collaboration between meteorologists Captain James Stagg and Irving Krick as they attempt to provide a weather forecast for the invasion. The movie highlights the tension and challenges faced in making a pivotal decision that could affect the outcome of the war.
- ▪Brendan Fraser stars as Dwight D. Eisenhower in the film 'Pressure'.
- ▪The story revolves around the weather forecasting for the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
- ▪Captain James Stagg and Irving Krick must reconcile their conflicting forecasts within 72 hours.
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Movies 'Pressure' Review: Brendan Fraser is Dwight D. Eisenhower in gripping WWII drama on run-up to D-Day Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina also star in the Anthony Maras film By Joseph A. Wulfsohn Fox News Published May 30, 2026 10:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video 'Pressure' trailer The trailer for Focus Features' "Pressure" starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damien Lewis. Directed by Anthony Maras. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There are literally hundreds if not thousands of films about World War II. You'd think by now that everything there is to know about it has already been depicted on the big screen.
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