The D-Day Veteran Who Escaped His Nursing Home to Revisit Normandy Is Getting a Second Movie

Before we go any further, let’s be clear: No one is complaining about this.

The story of Bernard Jordan, the British citizen who escaped from his nursing home in 2014 at 89 years old to travel to the anniversary of the greatest amphibious invasion ever dared, is a compelling one. The first movie based on his final mission, 2023’s “The Great Escaper,” was a dramatic retelling of his actual journey for the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord. The newest movie, “The Last Rifleman,” is not a direct retelling of Jordan’s adventure, but based on the same story.

Pierce Brosnan (“GoldenEye”) stars as 93-year-old Artie Crawford, a pensioner in Northern Ireland who requests to travel to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. When his caretakers decline his request, he takes off anyway, making a dash for the coast of France in time to catch the ceremonies.