MOVIE - The Great Escaper
- Ages 13+
The Great Escaper
By The Empire Theatre - Movies
Date and time
Starts on Tue, Jun 18, 2024 7:00 PM EDT.
Location
The Empire Theatre
321 Front Street Belleville, ON K8N 2Z9 CanadaRefund Policy
No Refunds
The Great Escaper
The Empire Theatre
321 Front Street Belleville, ON K8N 2Z9 CanadaIn the summer of 2014 -- the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings -- octogenarian Bernie Jordan made global headlines. He'd staged a "great escape" from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades. 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 of course, it wasn’t the whole story. It was the story we all tell ourselves to make war and old age bearable. The bitter-sweet script explores the reality with wit and a very big heart. Bernie's adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Irene -- the story celebrates their love without sentimentality and with an eye to the lessons we can all learn from the Greatest Generation.
Cast: Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson
Genre: War, Drama
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hr. 37 mins.
Showing:
Tuesday, June 18 @ 7 pm
Wednesday, June 19 @ 2 & 7 pm
Thursday, June 20 @ 2 & 7 pm
Friday, June 21 @ 7 pm