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Catch-up Screenings: The Great Escaper (12A)

Catch-up Screenings: The Great Escaper (12A)

Available dates

Mon 11 - Thu 14 Dec, Various Times

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.

“Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson exude ineffable class” Guardian ★★★★

Total Film ★★★★  Metro ★★★★  Mirror ★★★★

Directed by Oliver Parker
With Michael Caine, Genda Jackson
1hr 36 mins // UK 2023

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Mon 11 Dec 1:30 pm Price: £6.80 Buy ticket
Tue 12 Dec 11 am Price: £5 Buy ticket
Tue 12 Dec 1:30 pm Price: £5 Buy ticket
Wed 13 Dec 1:30 pm Price: £6.80 Buy ticket
Wed 13 Dec 7:30 pm Price: £6.80 Buy ticket
Thu 14 Dec 12:45 pm Price: £6.80 Buy ticket