Michael Caine has announced that he will retire at the age of 90, bringing an end to an illustrious career that won him two Oscars.

Following his comments last month that he had "retired, so to speak", Mr Caine made it official, telling the BBC's Today program: "I keep saying I'm retiring."

``I thought there was a picture that I was in and I was getting incredible reviews...What could I do to top this?''

Caine started his film career. He said he wants to expand over 70 years. He praised the role by saying, ``Right now, the only role I can get is a 90-year-old man,'' or maybe an 85-year-old man. You are not the main character. At the age of 90, there are no longer male protagonists; young, beautiful boys and girls appear in their place. So I thought I might as well take all that and quit.''

He has previously spoken about his retirement plans, hinting that The Great Escape would be his last film. was.

However, this is not the first time Caine's film has been touted as his last, with 2009's Harry Brown and 2021's Bestsellers both being described as such. And the announcement comes a month after he told the Guardian he would play Charles Darwin in a film to be shot next year.

Caine plays Bernard Jordan in The Great Escape. He is a real-life Royal Navy veteran who made headlines in 2014 when he left his care home in Hove, East Sussex, alone to attend the D-70th anniversary celebrations. in Normandy. Day.

He co-stars with Glenda Jackson, who finished filming a few months before his death in June, and John Standing, who plays the fictional role of a former Royal Air Force pilot who befriends him on the ferry.

Michael Caine as Bernard Jordan in The Great Escape