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The Great Escaper (2023)

Movie · History, Drama, War · ⭐ 6.6/10 · 1h 36m

In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

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