The Great Escaper

6.534

96 minutes

10/6/2023

Overview

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.

Cast List

Michael Caine
as Bernard Jordan
Glenda Jackson
as Irene Jordan
John Standing
as Arthur
Will Fletcher
as Young Bernard
Laura Marcus
as Young Irene
Victor Oshin
as Scott
Danielle Vitalis
as Adele
Joe Bone
as Tim
Donald Sage Mackay
as Nathan
Carlyss Peer
as Vicky
Ian Conningham
as LCT Commander Parker
Wolf Kahler
as Heinrich
Kiera Bell
as Young Tour Guide
Elliot Norman
as Douglas Bennet
Alex Skarbek
as Maurice (Patron)
Valerie Sarruf
as Little Old French Lady
Graeme Dalling
as Cyclist
Simon Darwen
as Male TV Announcer
Imman Zaffrani
as Sandy
Bhawna Bhawshar
as Reporter
Huw Edwards
as Self (Archive Footage)
Barack Obama
as Self (Archive Footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
as Self (Archive Footage)
Geoffrey Lumb
as Doctor Saunders
Myles Olofin
as Cyclist
Ann Queensberry
as Edith
Jackie Clune
as Judith Cook
Brennan Reece
as Martin Roberts
Elkie Kristine Jeffery
as A Candy Girl
Deborah Rose Watt
as A Candy Girl
Freyja Jane Barter
as A Candy Girl
Paul Bigley
as Band Leader
Isabella Domville
as Susan Everard
Dan Fredenburgh
as Police Sergeant
Stephen Leask
as Police Officer Robert
Bhawna Bhawsar
as Reporter
Hope Jones
as Factory Girl
Ross Carter
as Normandy Tourist (uncredited)
Stuart Cooke
as Journalist (uncredited)
David Evestaff
as Interviewer (uncredited)
Jeanette Maskell
as Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
Mark Anthony O'Neill
as Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Olding
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Peter Theobalds
as Mouthy Paparazzi (uncredited)