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Sweet without straying into sentimentality, The Great Escaper gains added resonance thanks to a pair of stellar performances from Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson. Read Critics Reviews....
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The Great Escaper has all the hallmarks of a British stiff-upper-lip drama, but transcends the “cheeky chappie” stereotypes with the performances of the late, great Glenda Jackson and eternal...
Oct 5, 2023 · The Great Escaper review: Mawkish patriotism lets down the wonderfully paired Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson. Oliver Parker directs the real-life story of World War Two veteran Bernard...
- Clarisse Loughrey
- 2 min
Oct 4, 2023 · Our review: Based on the true story of World War II veteran Bernard Jordan’s journey to France for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, The Great Escaper was always going to be an emotional film. What’s truly striking about it, though, is its quiet intensity.
Oct 5, 2023 · The Great Escaper: Glenda Jackson is utterly transfixing in her final film Michael Caine is brilliant as a D-Day veteran who sneaks out of his retirement home – but the late actress is a force...
Oct 6, 2023 · Sir Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson star in The Great Escaper, an 'unflinching' movie about a D-Day veteran. Read Metro's full review here.
- 3 min
- Tori Brazier
May 10, 2023 · The Great Escaper. When 89-year-old Bernie Jordan ‘escaped’ his nursing home without supervision to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, headlines greeted his return.