Octogenarian Bernie Jordan (Michael Caine), resident of a care home, staged a “great escape” to join fellow war veterans in Normandy in commemorating their fallen comrades at the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Bernie seemed to embody the defiant, “can-do” spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing, but that wasn’t the whole story. The story celebrates the love of Bernie and his wife of 60 years, Irene (Glenda Jackson), without sentimentality and with an eye to the lessons we can all learn from the Greatest Generation.

Year: 2023
Cerficate: 12
Language: English
Director: Oliver Parker
Genre: Drama
Length: 96 minutes

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