Great Escaper trailer – Glenda Jackson final movie with Michael Caine on D-Day vet
It’s been 48 years since Sir Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson starred reverse one another in The Romantic Englishwoman.
And earlier than she died final month aged 87, the previous Labour MP reunited together with her fellow Oscar-winner within the upcoming The Great Escaper, which has had its trailer launched as we speak.
The new heartwarming and emotional new film relies on the true story of Bernard Jordan, who in 2014 escaped his care residence to attend the seventieth anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
Sir Michael, 90, performs the real-life D-Day veteran with the late Jackson portraying his spouse Irene.
The movie is directed by An Ideal Husband’s Oliver Parker with a script penned by Made in Dagenham’s William Ivory.
The Great Escaper’s synopsis reads: “It was a story that captured the imagination of the world – Bernie seemed to embody the defiant, ‘can-do’ spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing.
“But in fact, it wasn’t the entire story. It was the story all of us inform ourselves to make warfare and previous age bearable. The bitter-sweet script explores the truth with wit and a really large coronary heart.”
“Bernie’s journey, spanning a mere 48 hours, additionally marked the end result of his 60-year marriage to Rene (Jackson) – the story celebrates their love with out sentimentality and with an eye fixed to the teachings we would all be taught from the Greatest Generation.”
According to Radio Times, Parker beforehand stated: “No one can resist a script that makes individuals each snicker and cry – I liked Billy’s writing and the story itself, so inspirational and so shifting, appeared to talk to our instances and our want for heroes on a human scale, whether or not individuals like Bernard Jordan or our docs and nurses.
“And now to have Michael and Glenda – two iconic actors – agree to honour this story with their brilliance, it’s the cherry on the cake!”
The Great Escaper hits UK cinemas on October 6, 2023.