Michael Caine’s WW2 veteran movie based mostly on unbelievable true story is on BBC2 at this time | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Two years in the past, Sir Michael Caine starred in what was regarded as his closing movie with Glenda Jackson, who died earlier than its launch.

The Great Escaper reunited the Hollywood legends on the large display for the primary time in half a century.

The movie is predicated on the true story of Bernard Jordan, who in 2014 escaped his care dwelling to attend the seventieth anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.

Caine, 92, performs the real-life D-Day World War 2 veteran, with the late Jackson portraying his spouse Irene.

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 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 Rene (Jackson) – the story celebrates their love without sentimentality and with an eye to the lessons we might all learn from the Greatest Generation.”

The Great Escaper is on BBC2 at 9:30pm.