Preliminary shooting for this production will start on September 17th in Holland, when our crew will capture some of the 65th anniversary commemorations including veterans dropping in by parachute at Groesbeek , veterans making the Waal river crossing at Nijmegen and celebrations and parades in both Eindhoven and Nijmegen.

Nijmegen Bridge

Grave Bridge

Filming of the battlefield tour will commence on October 5th, it will feature action on the Drop Zones , the taking of the Grave bridge , British XXX Corps advance from Belgium to link up with the 101st at Eindhoven ,the blowing of the bridge at Son in the face of the 506th p.i.r ,actions on Hellʼs Highway and the final dramatic seizureof the Bridge at Nijmegen by the 82nd airborne and British Armored units.

Ellwood will be traveling in his famed Dodge command car ʻDeadly Diʼ, he will takes us on a ride in a Sherman tank, cross the Waal river by boat , cross streets and rooftops in Nijmegen and explain in his inimitable action packed way, how all the American objectives were achieved, but how the any jubilation was short lived, as the British advance stalled on the north side of the Nijmegen bridge and the courageous paratroopers of the British Ist airborne division, who had held out against 2 mighty SS panzer divisions for 10 days and were never relieved. Failures of intelligence , tactical blunders and a complete underestimation of the enemies will to fight all feature heavily in this production, We will be joined by veterans of the campaign whose first hand on the ground experiences, will bring a sobering reality to the film.

With unseen archive footage, re-enactment ,special effects and music from JohnAddison (A Bridge too Far) ,

The Americans on Hellʼs Highway will be another unmissable tour on The American road to VE Day.