It’s common knowledge that D-Day was a major turning point in World War II , and that the events on the beaches of Normandy altered the course of history as we know it. But do you know what the weather was like that day? That may seem like an inconsequential question, but correctly predicting the weather on June 6, 1944, was a huge factor in the success of the Allied forces. Invading during inopportune weather would spell certain doom for Allied troops and a potentially fatal blow to their efforts against the Axis powers. Pressure , directed by Anthony Maras and written by Maras and David Haig, dramatizes the true story of the extremely stressful 72 hours before D-Day, in which General Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Brendan Fraser ) has meteorologist Captain James Stagg ( Andrew Scott ) produce a weather forecast to decide when to launch the D-Day operation.  Pressure manages an impressive feat of making a movie about the weather feel completely captivating. Though of course, it’s about more than just weather.…