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D-Day veteran, former Royal Navy Lieutenant
- The Great Escaper follows the adventures of D-Day veteran, former Royal Navy Lieutenant Bernie Jordan (Michael Caine), who in 2014 sneaked out of his East Sussex care home to travel to Normandy to pay his respects on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.
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A true-life drama based on the remarkable story of D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan, it gives us Glenda Jackson’s final performance and promises to be one of the most poignant films of the year. But just who was Bernard Jordan and what was the unlikely exploit which propelled him to national fame?
Bernie and Rene Jordan are living in a retirement home in Hove, England after Rene's health deteriorated. Bernie, who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, hopes to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day, but is told that there are no spaces left on any of the group tours to Normandy for the event.
Jan 6, 2015 · Bernard Jordan secretly left his care home last June and smuggled himself – complete with medals hidden under his raincoat – across the Channel to Normandy, to join the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
- Emma Finamore
Yes – the story is loosely based on the true story of Bernard 'Bernie' Jordan, who made newspaper headlines in 2014 when he secretly left his care home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day...
Jan 6, 2015 · A World War Two veteran who disappeared from his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in France has died. Bernard Jordan sparked a police search when he left the care...
Oct 6, 2023 · Out in cinemas today, The Great Escaper details the incredible tale of Bernie Jordan, the 89-year-old Second World War veteran and RNLI supporter. Bernie made headlines in 2014 when he made a dash from his retirement home in Hove to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day in France.
Aug 16, 2023 · Bernie Jordan served as a councillor for 34 years and was mayor of Hove in 1995/96. After Brighton and Hove necame a unitary authority in 1997 he served one further term, standing...
