Oliver Parker
The Great Escaper
Great Britain
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Synopsis
"The Great Escaper" is based on true events and portrays how the retired naval officer Bernard Jordan made headlines in 2014 when he escaped from his care home to take a ferry to Normandy to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day. He brought only some savings and his passport, and during the search for him, his escape became front-page news. He returned home a hero and received over 3,000 birthday cards. The following year, in 2015, he passed away at the age of 90. He had then been married to his wife, Irene, for 60 years.
Production Facts
The film is directed by BAFTA-nominated Oliver Parker ("An Ideal Husband"), based on a script by William Ivory ("Made in Dagenham").
Double Academy Award winners Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson play the leading roles in Oliver Parker’s warm dramedy "The Great Escaper".
The film is produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae, Ecosse Films, for Pathé and BBC Film. It is co-produced by Film i Väst and the Gothenburg-based company Filmgate Films, Sean Wheelan, who is also responsible for parts of the post-production.