

The Great Escaper
Inspired by a true love story.
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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6.6/10
184 votes
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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.
Audience reviews
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CinemaSerf
10/8/2023
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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