The Great Escaper
Inspired by a true love story.
Overview
In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
- Production
- Ecosse Films, Filmgate Films, Ingenious Media, Film i Väst, Pathé, BBC Film
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Cast
Michael Caine
Bernard Jordan
Glenda Jackson
Irene Jordan
John Standing
Arthur
Will Fletcher
Young Bernard
Laura Marcus
Young Irene
Victor Oshin
Scott
Danielle Vitalis
Adele
Joe Bone
Tim
Donald Sage Mackay
Nathan
Carlyss Peer
Vicky
Ian Conningham
LCT Commander Parker
Wolf Kahler
Heinrich
Kiera Bell
Young Tour Guide
Alex Skarbek
Maurice (Patron)
Graeme Dalling
Cyclist
Simon Darwen
Male TV Announcer
Huw Edwards
Self (Archive Footage)
Barack Obama
Self (Archive Footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (Archive Footage)
Geoffrey Lumb
Doctor Saunders
Crew
- Director
- Oliver Parker
- Writers
- William Ivory
- Cinematography
- Christopher Ross
- Composer
- Craig Armstrong
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CinemaSerf
October 8, 2023
This is one of those contemporary, really quite touching, dramas that we won't be able to make for too much longer. It centres around an elderly couple, who have been together for seventy years, and live a semi-independent life in a care home. During a routine chat with their nurses, "Rene" (Glenda Jackson) discovers that her husband "Bernie" (Sir Michael Caine) had wanted to go to the impending celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, but that all the tickets had gone. She m…