Andrew Scott stars as James Stagg in Pressure.
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The new movie, based on writer and actor David Haig's 2014 play, dramatizes the tensions between military leaders and meteorologists in the lead up to the Allied invasion of Normandy.
Andrew Scott stars as James Stagg in Pressure.
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