The Great Escaper

Trail & District Arts Council’s MONDAY CINEMA

The Great Escaper

at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.

Monday, November 18 @ 4 pm.
Doors open at 3:30 pm.

$13/person – No assigned seating. Only 143 seats available.

Director(s) Oliver Parker
Country: United Kingdom, France, Sweden
Language: English
Duration: 96 minutes
Featuring Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson
Rating: PG
Tags: Crowd-Pleasing, Character-Driven, Uplifting, Based on a True Story

The Great Escaper follows Bernie Jordan (Michael Caine), a veteran who served in the Second World War, who hopes to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day. When he checks with his nursing home to see if he can make it, he finds he’s already too late and all the tours are booked!

Encouraged by his wife Rene (Glenda Jackson), he decides to make his own way from England to France. Evading the nursing home with the help of Rene, he makes his escape. On the way Bernie meets veterans of all kinds and explores the costs of war and what it means to have served.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNWp8Kq5JgI

RottenTomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_great_escaper

Tickets $13 at tickets.trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669 Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm. If tickets are available, they will go on sale at the venue 30 minutes before the screening. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to show time.

Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and proudly supported by MP Wealth Advisory.

Other films in the Fall Monday Cinema series are:

Evil Does Not Exist: Nov. 25, 2024

Sing Sing: Dec. 2, 2024

Cafe Daughter: Dec. 9, 2024