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The Great Escaper

Inspired by a true love story.

6.6(184)20231h 36m3

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • normandy, france
  • d-day
  • veteran
  • retirement home

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France, Sweden, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI Southbank20 Sept 2023
    • PremierePicturehouse Silver Screen preview5 Oct 2023
    • Theatrical12A6 Oct 2023
    • Physical12ABlu-ray11 Dec 2023
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM7 Mar 2024
    • Digital / OTTM1 May 2024
    • PhysicalMBlu-ray12 Jun 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical31 May 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1227 Jun 2024
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereShanghai International Film Festival(4K)14 Jun 2024
  • Dominican RepublicDO

    • Theatrical4 Jul 2024
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1223 Nov 2023
    • Digital / OTT1222 Feb 2024
    • Physical128 Mar 2024
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical4 Dec 2025
  • IsraelIL

    • TheatricalAll23 May 2024
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical20 Jun 2024
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical11 Oct 2024
  • MexicoMX

    • TheatricalB-154 Jul 2024

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The Great Escaper was released on 6 October 2023.

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    CinemaSerf

    10/8/2023

    7/10

    This is one of those contemporary, really quite touching, dramas that we won't be able to make for too much longer. It centres around an elderly couple, who have been together for seventy years, and live a semi-independent life in a care home. During a routine chat with their nurses, "Rene" (Glenda Jackson) discovers that her husband "Bernie" (Sir Michael Caine) had wanted to go to the impending celebrations for the …

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