The story of Parker’s new effort, penned by William Billy Ivory, is inspired by true events and is set in the summer of 2014 On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the DDay landings in France, octogenarian Bernard Jordan played by Michael Caine 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 The bittersweet script is said to explore the reality with wit and a very big heart Bernie’s adventure, spanning just 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60year marriage to Irene Glenda Jackson The film will also celebrate their love without any sentimentality and with an eye to the lessons we might all learn from the Greatest Generation
