The Great Escaper

IMDb link: 14124080
IMDb rating: 7 (10,108 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Biography, War
Director: Oliver Parker
Cast: Michael Caine, John Standing, Glenda Jackson, Wolf Kahler, Graeme Dalling, Myles Olofin, Daniel Hayde and others

Release date: 6 Oct 2023
Release year: 2023
Runtime: 96 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, France, Sweden
Keywords: based on true story, reference to d day, d day veteran, survivors guilt, war veteran, world war two veteran, jackson and caine, alcoholic, afghanistan war, three word title

Plot:

'The Great Escaper' is a 2023 biographical drama film starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson (based on the true story) of an 89-year-old British World War II Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who "broke out" of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in Normandy, France in June 2014. Along the way, he is aided by strangers, makes some new friends and says a heartfelt goodbye to a fallen friend, while news of his "escape" makes him an international sensation.

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