The Last Rifleman (2023)

Directed by

Terry Loane

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 96 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly World War II veteran escapes his care home to travel to France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. He wants to honor a fallen friend and come to terms with his wartime memories.

poignantreflectivegentledeterminednostalgicearnestquietly heroic

What happens

The Last Rifleman is a 2023 British drama film written by Kevin Fitzpatrick, loosely based on real events and directed by Terry Loane, which features Pierce Brosnan. It follows Artie Crawford (Brosnan), a Northern Irish World War II veteran who, on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, decides to secretly escape his care home and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey from Northern Ireland to France, to pay his final respects to his best friend and find the courage to face the ghosts of his past. The film is loosely based on the true story of British D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan, who left his care home in England to travel to France. Another film based on Jordan's story, The Great Escaper, starring Michael Caine, was released a few weeks earlier. The Last Rifleman marked the final film appearance by John Amos prior to his death on August 21, 2024. The film did not have a theatrical release; it premiered on the Sky Cinema subscription service on 5 November 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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