Born in 1933, the son of a cleaner, Joseph Maurice Micklewhite swears he will succeed in life at the bedside of his father, a fish market porter. In the guise of a casual seductress and with a repulsive accent under the name Michael Caine, the young Londoner blew up the screen with “Alfie, the flirty” in 1966. Provided that John Wayne doesn’t speak too much or too loudly, he’s immediately shipped off to Hollywood, where he promises a stellar career, with Shirley MacLaine, Sean Connery or Jack Nicholson, and turning in front of the giants of John Huston. To Christopher Nolan via Joseph L. Mankiewicz. By imposing glasses on the cinema, he achieves icon status in the raincoat of discreet spy Harry Palmer, at the opposite poles of James Bond…
Michael Caine would probably never have been famous and wouldn’t have won two Oscars if he hadn’t been 1.88m tall. Queen II in 2000. This son of a worker and a cleaner, knighted by Elizabeth, says: I had a terrible Cockney accent – an accent of the lower classes – and was not very welcome in London. Zulu director Cyril R. Endfield was looking for a very tall actor. And because he’s American, my background didn’t bother him.” This 1964 film shows it to the general public and launches it theatrically.
Sir Michael Caine: From the world of work to Oscar of Glory, Sunday, March 19 at 11:45 am
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Source: Programme Television
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