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It would be a wonderfully cinematic story even if the film weren't perfectly cast, but it is, with Sir Michael Caine coming out of retirement to take the title role, and the late Glenda Jackson, playing his wife.
Ted Owens, who was part of the initial wave of D-Day advances in Normandy, has died aged 98.
Tributes are being paid following the death of Royal Marine Commando and Pembrokeshire hero, Ted Owens.
Gautier and his fellow commandos helped free France with the Allied invasion force, giving the French people more to be proud of.
Tributes are being paid following the death of Royal Marine Commando and Pembrokeshire hero, Ted Owens.