Pegasus Bridge (film)
| Pegasus Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lance Nielsen |
| Screenplay by | Lance Nielsen |
| Starring |
Jason Flemyng Phil Davis Danny Webb |
| Music by | Andrew Kristy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Pegasus Bridge is an upcoming British war film based on Operation Deadstick, the mission to capture the Bénouville Bridge across the Caen Canal on 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of World War II. It is directed by Lance Nielsen and due for release in June 2017.[1][2]
Cast
- Jason Flemyng as Brigadier Nigel Poett
- Phil Davis as Major General Bernard Montgomery
- Danny Webb as General Richard Gale
- Marc Zammit as Lieutenant Danny Thomas
- Jake Francis as Captain Richard Todd[3]
- Mike Beckingham as Captain Bill 'Jack' Bailey[4]
- Scott Peden as Captain Jock Neilson
- Neal Ward as Private Stan Watson
Production
Production calls for 76 on-screen actors and 275 extras.[5] Filming began in August 2016 with locations including Bénouville in Normandy and Oxfordshire in England.[6][1]
See also
- Pegasus Bridge, the original bridge now part of Memorial Pegasus
- The Longest Day, a 1962 epic war film based on the book of the same name which included the mission to secure Pegasus Bridge
External links
- Pegasus Bridge - The Movie (official site)
- Pegasus Bridge at the Internet Movie Database
References
- 1 2 "Oxfordshire war hero to be honoured in 2017 movie". Oxfordshire Guardian. 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry's D-Day heroics to be recreated for big screen". The Oxford Times. 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Farnborough actor seeks relatives of Pegasus Bridge hero for film inspiration". Get Hampshire. 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mike Beckingham On Pegasus Bridge - Feature Film". BFBS radio. 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "72e D-Day. A Bénouville, le film "Pegasus Bridge" appelle aux mécènes". Ouest France. 3 June 2016. (French)
- ↑ "Cinéma. Pegasus Bridge en vedette d'un film de guerre en 2017". Ouest France. 2 January 2016. (French)
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