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The Great Escaper [M]
Event description
The Great Escaper [M]
*Please note Saturday change of time from 13 April onwards
Screening times:
- Saturday 13 April 7:30pm &
- Sunday 14 April, 4pm
[M] Coarse language | Drama | 96 minutes
In the summer of 2014, Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine) made global headlines. He had staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary.
It was a story that captured the imagination of the world as Bernie embodied the defiant, “can-do” spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing. But of course, it wasn’t the whole story. It was an inspirational but sanitised retelling of one man’s need to come to terms with the lasting trauma of war.
Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Rene (Glenda Jackson). The Great Escaper celebrates their enduring love, but always with an eye to the lessons we might learn from the Greatest Generation.
Cast: Michael Caine, John Standing, Glenda Jackson, Will Fletcher, Danielle Vitalis, Laura Marcus, Elliot Norman, Victor Oshin.