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Poll: D-Day 2024 Face-Off: Twin Great Escape Movies

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The first week of June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day invasion in Normandy, France and the 10th anniversary of Bernie "The Great Escaper" Jordan's famed 2014 nursing home breakout from the Pines Care Home in Furze Hill, Hove, England to attend the 70th anniversary celebrations in Normandy, France. In honor of these dual related anniversaries,

Which of these two twin* competing movies featuring a "great escape" for a milestone D-Day celebration would you most want to see?

* Twin films are films with the same or similar plots produced and released at the same time by two different film studios. The phenomenon can result from two or more production companies investing in similar scripts at the same time, resulting in a race to distribute the films to audiences

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    The Great Escaper (2023)

    'The Great Escaper' is a 2023 biographical drama film starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson (based on the true story) of an 89-year-old British World War II Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who "broke out" of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in Normandy, France in June 2014. Along the way, he is aided by strangers, makes some new friends and says a heartfelt goodbye to a fallen friend, while news of his "escape" makes him an international sensation.
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    The Last Rifleman (2023)

    'The Last Rifleman' is a 2023 drama film starring Pierce Brosnan and John Amos (inspired by real events) about a 92-year-old Northern Irish World War II Army veteran, Artie Crawford, who "broke out" of his care facility to attend the 75th anniversary D-Day commemorations in Normandy, France in June 2019. Along the way, he is aided by strangers, makes some new friends and says a heartfelt goodbye to a fallen friend, while news of his "escape" makes him an international sensation.
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    The Great Escape (1963)

    Neither, I only watch classic films and for me there can be only one "great escape". 'The Great Escape' is a 1963 war adventure film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough (loosely inspired by real events).

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