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MPA Rating: for war violence, bloody images, some strong language, and smoking.

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1944: D-Day, the Allied Normandy landings in Operation Overlord against Nazi Germany during World War II

The invasion planners determined a set of conditions involving the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that would be satisfactory on only a few days in each month.

The Allied invasion began shortly after midnight on the morning of 6 June with extensive aerial and naval bombardment as well as an airborne assault—the landing of American, British, and Canadian airborne troops, soon followed by Allied amphibious landings on the coast of France. The target 80-kilometre (50 mile) stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into 5 sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.

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Featuring
Andrew Scott … James Stagg Brendan Fraser … Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower Kerry Condon … Kay Summersby Chris Messina … Irving Krick Damian Lewis … Marshall Bernard “Monty” Montgomery See all » 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 Richard Clothier … Flight Officer Murray Michael Benz … Flight Officer Hamilton Crispin Letts … Reverend Draper Harrison Osterfield … Sergeant Mickey McKeogh Sebastian Orozco … Private Jose Carrero Pedro Leandro … Private Fernando Ojeda Wil Coban … Private Tommy Cooper Max Croes … Private Eugene Shaw Taylor Uttley … Private Lincoln Webb Aidan Cheng … Private Barney Lee Daniel Quinn Toye … Private Michael Gregory Charles Camrose … Private Clark Patrick Flannery … Private Turner John Schwab … Officer Powell Orlando Seale … Officer Taylor Paul Bailey … Naval Office Roseanna Brown … Operator Henry Ashton … John Eisenhower Charlie Bentley … Sentry Jamie B. Chambers … Military Police Officer James Girard … Sgt Eaglin Evgenios Kakolyris … Sergeant Paratrooper Joshua Reid … Bayonet Soldier
Director
Anthony Maras
Producer
Tim Bevan Eric Fellner See all » Cass Marks Lucas Webb StudioCanal [France] Working Title Films [Great Britain]
Distributor
Focus Features, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal/Comcast

“One decision changed the world”

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “In the 72 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 (Scott) 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.”

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