Directed by:
Oliver ParkerScreenplay:
William IvoryComposer:
Craig ArmstrongCast:
Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson, John Standing, Wolf Kahler, Danielle Vitalis, Donald Sage Mackay, Joe Bone, Will Fletcher, Carlyss PeerVOD (2)
Plots(1)
In the summer of 2014 - the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings - octogenarian Bernie Jordan 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. It was the story we all tell ourselves to make war and old age bearable. The bitter-sweet script explores the reality with wit and a very big heart. Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Rene – the story celebrates their love without sentimentality and with an eye to the lessons we can all learn from the Greatest Generation. (Pathé Distribution UK)
(more)Cast
Michael Caine
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
Glenda Jackson
UK
Best movies:
This Sporting Life (1963)
Marat/Sade (1967)
Mary Queen of Scots (1971)
John Standing
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Chaplin (1992)
King Rat (1965)
Wolf Kahler
German Empire
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Danielle Vitalis
Best movies:
Attack the Block (2011)
The Great Escaper (2023)
The Bubble (2022)
Donald Sage Mackay
Best movies:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
Desert Saints (2000)
Joe Bone
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Great Escaper (2023)
Risen (2010)
Will Fletcher
Best movies:
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) (series)
The Great Escaper (2023)
Carlyss Peer
Best movies:
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
The Great Escaper (2023)
Peter & Wendy (2015) (TV movie)