Sir Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson to star in The Great Escaper

Oscar-winning British stars Sir Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson will star in comedy-drama The Great Escaper, it has been announced (Ian West/Matt Crossick/PA)

Oscar-winning British stars Sir Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson will star in The Great Escaper, it has been announced.

The film, inspired by true events, tells the story of a Second World War veteran who escaped his care home in Hove, East Sussex, to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.