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 PeerPlots(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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/119/164119074_392562.jpg)
Michael Caine
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
![Glenda Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/324/164324250_3e68c0.jpg)
Glenda Jackson
UK
Best movies:
This Sporting Life (1963)
Marat/Sade (1967)
Mary Queen of Scots (1971)
![John Standing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416797_b986df.jpg)
John Standing
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Chaplin (1992)
King Rat (1965)
![Wolf Kahler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442308_dba7dd.jpg)
Wolf Kahler
German Empire
Best movies:
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/811/168811803_m883eb.jpg)
Carlyss Peer
Best movies:
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
The Great Escaper (2023)
Peter & Wendy (2015) (TV movie)