The Great Escaper

Running time: 97 mins

Drama

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.