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Pegasus Bridge is an upcoming British war film based on the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges, on 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of the Second World War. Directed by Lance Nielsen, filming was due to be completed by the end of 2017.[1][2] However, due to Brexit, filming was delayed as the backers pulled out. Alternative funding is currently being sought.

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Pegasus Bridge
Directed by	Lance Nielsen
Screenplay by	Lance Nielsen
Starring	Jason Flemyng Phil Davis Danny Webb Rupert Penry-Jones
Music by	Andrew Kristy
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• Jason Flemyng as Brigadier Nigel Poett
• Phil Davis as Major General Bernard Montgomery
• Danny Webb as General Richard Gale
• Rupert Penry-Jones as Colonel Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin
• Marc Zammit as Lieutenant Danny Thomas
• Jake Francis as Captain Richard Todd[3]
• Mike Beckingham as Corporal 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.[1][6]

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

References

External links

• Pegasus Bridge - The Movie (official site)
• Pegasus Bridge at IMDb

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