The Great Escaper
67.53 %|Oct 6, 2023|History, Drama, War
In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
Featured Crew
Oliver Parker
Director
William Ivory
Writer
Rob Darnell
Co-Producer
Robert Bernstein
Producer
Cameron McCracken
Executive Producer
Douglas Rae
Producer
Eva Yates
Executive Producer
Tim Dennison
Co-Producer
Cast
Michael Caine
Bernard Jordan
Glenda Jackson
Irene Jordan
John Standing
Arthur
Will Fletcher
Young Bernard
Laura Marcus
Young Irene
Victor Oshin
Scott
Danielle Vitalis
Adele
Joe Bone
Tim
Donald Sage Mackay
Nathan
Carlyss Peer
Vicky
Ian Conningham
LCT Commander Parker
Wolf Kahler
Heinrich
Kiera Bell
Young Tour Guide
Elliot Norman
Douglas Bennet
Alex Skarbek
Maurice (Patron)
Valerie Sarruf
Little Old French Lady
Graeme Dalling
Cyclist
Simon Darwen
Male TV Announcer
Imman Zaffrani
Sandy
Bhawna Bhawshar
Reporter
Huw Edwards
Self (Archive Footage)
Barack Obama
Self (Archive Footage)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (Archive Footage)
Geoffrey Lumb
Doctor Saunders
Myles Olofin
Cyclist
Ann Queensberry
Edith
Jackie Clune
Judith Cook
Brennan Reece
Martin Roberts
Elkie Kristine Jeffery
A Candy Girl
Deborah Rose Watt
A Candy Girl
Freyja Jane Barter
A Candy Girl
Paul Bigley
Band Leader
Isabella Domville
Susan Everard
Dan Fredenburgh
Police Sergeant
Stephen Leask
Police Officer Robert
Bhawna Bhawsar
Reporter
Hope Jones
Factory Girl
Ross Carter
Normandy Tourist (uncredited)
Stuart Cooke
Journalist (uncredited)
David Evestaff
Interviewer (uncredited)
Jeanette Maskell
Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
Mark Anthony O'Neill
Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Olding
Gendarme (uncredited)
Peter Theobalds
Mouthy Paparazzi (uncredited)