United States - Al Sharqiya, October 14: Actor Michael Caine, the icon of British cinema, announced his retirement at the age of 90, concluding his 70-year career by playing one of the characters in the movie “The Great Escaper.”
Kane participated in 160 films, including “Sleuth,” “Interstellar,” and “Batman.”
He received six Oscar nominations, two of which he won, the first for the film “Hannah and Her Sisters” directed by Woody Allen in 1986, and the second for the film “The Cider House Rules” in 2000.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Kane said: “I keep saying I'm retiring. Well, I'm retiring now.” He added: "I said to myself that I had recently participated in a movie in which I played the lead role, and my performance received amazing praise. What will I do next? Will I be able to do the best?"
The film "The Great Escaper", which opened in the United Kingdom on October 6, tells the true story of World War II veteran Bernie Jordan, who escaped from a retirement home to attend the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Normandy landings in 1944.
His performance in this work, in which he co-starred with Glenda Jackson, who died in June at the age of 87, received great praise.
He said, “The only roles that can be assigned to me currently are for men who are 90 years old, or perhaps 85 years old... These roles will not be major ones, as there are no major actors who are 90 years old, but rather there are attractive young men and women, so I said to myself, it is better.” "I withdraw."
Michael Caine, whose real name is Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, was born on March 14, 1933 in south London to a poor family. He was knighted by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
