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Our Father
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The Great Escaper (2023)
October 6, 20231h 36mEN
6.6
165 votes
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.
Director
Oliver ParkerWriter
Where to Watch
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Rent
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Status
Released
Original Language
German
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N/A
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Production Companies
Ecosse FilmsFilmgate FilmsIngenious MediaFilm i VästPathéBBC Film
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CinemaSerf
7.0This 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 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, but that all the tickets had gone. She makes it pretty clear that if he wants to go, well then he ought to just go! Armed with a only a carr…
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