Pegasus Bridge

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Overview

Funding ceased due to Brexit pullout by backers. In the early hours of the 6th of June 1944 Allied Airborne Forces launched one of most daring assaults in history. 181 men in 6 gliders landed at night to capture two bridges vital to the success of the D-Day landings, one of these would become known as Pegasus Bridge.

Cast: Jason Flemyng, Rupert Penry-Jones, Danny Webb, Phil Davis, Marc Zammit, more

Director: Lance Nielsen

Genres: Action, History, War

Cast

Jason Flemyng

Brigadier Nigel Poett

Rupert Penry-Jones

Colonel Geoffrey Pine-Coffin

Danny Webb

General Richard Gale

Phil Davis

General Bernard L. Montgomery

Marc Zammit

Lieutenant Danny Thomas

Jake Francis

Lieutenant Richard Todd

Mike Beckingham

Corporal Bill Bailey

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