Great Escaper

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Genre: Film
Format:DVD
Format:BLU-RAY
Released:8th December 2023
Released:8th December 2023
Catalogue No:1000832629
Catalogue No:1000832656
Barcode:5051892245425
Barcode:5051892245227

Description:

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 wasnt the whole story. It was an inspirational but sanitised retelling of one mans need to come to terms with the lasting trauma of war. Bernies 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.