Sir Michael Caine just announced his definitive retirement from acting.

So the 90-year-old actor, who grew up in South East London after World War II As the son of a fishmonger porter, he breaks the rainbow 7 decades of career Which I wear to stardom Hollywood. A cult star of the theater and the big screen, who cultivated an acting repertoire from 160 movies and a handful of memorable roles, he shared that he decided to retire in the middle the success of his last film, The great fugitivedirected by Oliver Parker.

It is a British film, released at the beginning of the year, based on real events that presents Cane as Bernie Jordan, a veteran of World War II. A former officer flees his residence to attend the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

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Although his performance was widely praised, the under-19 actor has firmly decided not to continue working and to retire while his career is still at its peak. “I keep saying I’m going to retire. Well, now it’s finally,” he said this Saturday, October 14, in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

“I was just in a movie that I played the lead in and it got amazing reviews. The only roles I can get now are 90 year old men. Or maybe 85″, he joked with host Martha Kearney. “So I thought: What am I going to do to get through this?”

(FILE) This photo taken on May 18, 1975 shows British director Joseph Losey (C), Austrian actor Helmut Berger (L) and British actor Michael Caine (R) pose for the film “Romantic Englishwoman” during the 28th Cannes. Festival in Cannes, France. (Photo AFP)
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He added: “We had a great time in the movie and I thought, why don’t we go now? At the age of 90, you don’t have protagonists, you will have young and handsome boys and girls.”

Since his first film role in 1950, Sir Michael has starred in at least 160 films and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1986 (Hannah and her sisters) and 1999 (Cider house rules). (AND)