1905 Movie Network News Known as an evergreen tree in the British film industry, the 90-year-old veteran movie star Michael Caine has earlier stated that he "believes that his career as an actor is over" and announced his retirement. Therefore, he declined the invitation to star in the movie "The Great Deserter" three times. However, when he repeatedly read the script and was moved by the "special scene" in the film, he finally decided to take the role in this movie based on a true story. The final act of his acting career. The
movie "The Great Deserter" will be released on October 6, 2023. The film is a collaboration between Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner. After the film was released, it received very high reviews and even won the box office championship of new films in the UK, with a total box office of more than 46 million yuan.
The story of the film takes place in 2014. It tells the story of Bernard Jordan (played by Michael Caine), an 89-year-old World War II veteran who sneaked out of a nursing home just to go to France to participate in the "70th Anniversary Commemoration of the Normandy Landing" in France. Tribute to former comrades. After this incident was disclosed by the British media, it immediately appeared in the international media. Now it has been adapted into the shocking movie "The Great Deserter".
Michael Caine previously revealed in an interview that taking part in this role was physically difficult for him because he was unable to walk without assistance, "They gave me a really good crutch that allowed me to Complete the scene that requires crutches."
However, this film is also the happiest film that Michael Caine considered to be filming: "I am very happy to complete this work. I love Bernard, I think he is very amazing, and The story is also very beautiful. Affected by the epidemic, I haven’t made a movie for three years. I thought this would be the end of my career, but suddenly I completed another work and had a great time. "
He believes that being able to play the leading role and that the film is both well-received and well-received is already a great feedback for him: "I think I'd better leave with all this! I have received great feedback, what else can I do? Better than these?"
