The Great Escaper
01 hours 36 minutes
- Glenda Jackson, Michael Caine
- Oliver Parker
- Drama, Now Showing
- March 7, 2024
Synopsis
Inspired by true events, THE GREAT ESCAPER tells the story of octogenarian Bernard Jordan’s escape from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
In the summer of 2014 Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine) made global headlines. He’d staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades.
It was a story that captured the imagination of the world – Bernie seemed to embody the defiant, “can-do” spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing. But of course, it wasn’t the whole story. This bitter-sweet film explores the reality with wit and a very big heart.
“Caine, at 90, is a knockout” (Observer)
“Moving and surprisingly nuanced” (Empire)