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