The greatest intro of all time with Rossano Braszz(?) looking cool driving thru' THe St Bernhard Pass in The Swiss Alps in a Red Lamborgini with Matt Monro singing "On Days Like These"..
His first speaking role I think was in "A Hill in Korea" a black and white film about a British army platoon in the Korean war starring a lot of famous and soon to be famous British actors. Caine got the part and a credit because he fought in the Korean war and could advise on it.
He's also famous for The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain as secret agent Harry Palmer. The Eagle Has Landed, A Bridge Too Far, Battle of Britain, The Man Who Would Be King, The Fourth Protocol and loads more in every decade since the 1950's.
After Batman, Michael Caine is in every Christopher Nolan film now, as a sort of good luck charm. He was even in Nolan's Dunkirk (2017) as the voice of Spitfire pilot Tom Hardy's Squadron Leader - playing the same character Caine played in the film Battle Of Britain (1969) - Squadron Leader Canfield. Felipe was struggling to remember Get Carter. In Zulu, Caine was doing a very technical thing with his accent - it's called ACTING.
Good Reaction Guys to the legend born 5 streets away from me and Charlie Chaplin(Charlie was born in my street ) and Sir Michael and I both attended the same Boys Club in Walworth near The Elephant and Castle called Clubland.. Bob Hope and The Queen Mother both visited like Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and he lived in John Ruskin Street and I lived over the market which was almost opposite :) He put on The Posh Voice to get the role in ZULU....his first real break and then became famous in "Alfie"....in 1964...
Hi Lillian & Felipe, I`ve always admired Michael Caine as an actor since I saw him in Zulu & Alfie. As well as the spy & war movies mentioned by other commentators, he has appeared in some comedies (the film with Shirley Maclaine was (Gambit, 1966)) as well as (Sleuth, 1972) & (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988). Another War movie was (Too Late The Hero, 1970).
Always loved Michael Caine as an actor, but his fund of great stories is just brilliant. He's one of those few left who bridges that generation of actors (such as John Wayne) and today. On another GN episode it's him and Morgan Freeman talking about some of the tricks of film acting passed on by Marlene Dietrich to MC, and it's simply fascinating. Especially so when one realises that Dietrich probably came up with them in the first place.
He's always associated with the phrase "My name is Michael Caine. And not a lot of people know that." (Said in his familiar nasally Michael Caine accent). Although I don't think he actually ever said that.
When he did "Zulu", he was given the part of Gonville Bromhead, who was in reality a 24 year old half deaf son of a Norfolk vicar. The funniest part of the movie was of Colour Sergeant Major Bourne, given to Nigel Green, in reality, CSM Bourne ("Kid" Bourne) was only 23 years old himself at Rorke's Drift, and he looked like Tom Cruise at his age (I have seen photo)....but if you had got a 23 year old Tom Cruise to play him, no-one would believe it.
He's been in some real classics. I would also look up "Rudyard Kiplings The Man Who Would Be King". Which also stars one of your favourites, Sean Connery.
Michael Caine had many bit parts on TV in the early 1960,s before he did the Ipcress File. I am old enough to remember him as a burgler on the Arthur Haynes sketch show from the 60,s
Check a couple of Micheal Caine movies, The Billion Dollar Brain and the Ipcress File, or Funeral in Berlin, starring role as Harry Palmer, story goes he got the role because the director thought him wearing glasses portrayed a more ordinary, believable and real life look, than his best mate Connery in Bond.
Sir Michael Caine has made around 100 movies....of his later work, Harry Brown (tough movie set in S.London where he grew up) is terrific.....i also love Cider House Rules and The Quiet American
Mr Cain is not known for his accents. His posh officers attempt in Zulu was hysterical. But a brilliant actor. I almost knocked him over in a shop doorway in Kensington. He was trying to read a newspaper & wasn't watching where he was walking. He just looked up & said "oh, sorry mate". He's very tall.
My favourite Michael Cain movie is Alfie. I haven't seen the 2004 remake starring Jude Law, but I doubt it can match the original. Cain had a brilliant supporting cast, including Shelley Winters as the American older woman. Michael Cain is a Cockney and that's his natural accent. He had to acquire standard English because he would not have got other parts in movies without it.
If you can, you should really try and find the full Graham Norton Episode featuring Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Hugh Bonneville, and Paloma Faith. You can thank me later. Damon called it the best time he has ever had on a TV show. However, if it is just clips that you want, the woman you need to find is Miriam Margoyles. Every time she has been on Graham Norton has been solid gold. She will leave you in tears! I actually sometimes think Graham goes out of his way to have her on the show at least once every season, even if she doesn't really need to be there...just because it is Miriam.
He had a bit part in "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" and appeared in "A Hill in Korea" where he actually saw action as a National Serviceman. For some peculiar reason the Americans changed this to "Hell in Korea". But surely his best films were "The Ipcress File" and "Educating Rita".
Sean Connery a very limited actor in comparison to Caine though. He was chosen as he was a bodybuilder and had the looks but his acting skill was limited in comparison to Caines really
The director of The Cowboys 🤠 with Wayne said they were in a restaurant and Wayne came back from the bathroom and his pants were wet. He explained that he was at the urinal and a man turned toward him and said "your John Wayne". Wayne said it happens all the time.
'Muppet' is a more light-hearted playful 'insult' when not prefixed with an obscenity (usually). As others have said here, he was brilliant in the original Italian Job (great movie too).
I believe Michael Caine originally auditioned for the role ok Hook in Zulu. Hook was cockney like Michael Caine. He didn’t get it and I understand he was offered the role of Bromhead the posh officer.
What was the one where he and another guy were trying to get the girl and at once stage his friend pretends to be in a wheelchair and that his name is Ruprich!
I wonder if you might like a short video, a spoof of Michael Caine's acting master class ... ? It probably helps of you;ve seen the real one as well. Have a look for Peter Serafinowicz doing this spoof of Michael Caine. He also does a great spoof of late might shopping channels, selling junk jewellery.
Maurice Micklewhite. I think this generation had the best of everything. Post war etc. They had the timing right and enjoyed the world before its destroyed like they are doing now
The Italian Job just has to be one of the best British films ever, and MC is superb in it. You must watch that film guys - the original that is, the remake is absolute rubbish. 🙂
He openly admits that some of the films he has made are not very good, but he says they offered him a lot of money so why not do it? Money pays the bills and buys you stuff. Only a short time on Earth, make the most of it. When you are dead neither you or anyone else will care
John Wayne was the most overrated actor. He had very little range, basically playing himself - a stereotypical American tough guy - in each of his films. Doing that in the 21st century wouldn't result in such a long, successful career.
There is a few actors you could describe similarly to John Wayne who more or less played themselves of that time like Robert Mitcham, James Cagney, Alan Ladd, Audie Murphy and then there's more currently Hugh Grant.
Michael Caine was also in the original classic The Italian Job in the 1960s.
Also in The Battle of Britain. He was in so many great movies.
You’re only suppose to blow the bloody doors off. Best line in ‘The Italian job’.
The film you cannot remember was "Get Carter".
The Italian Job, 1969 version is one of his best
The greatest intro of all time with Rossano Braszz(?) looking cool driving thru' THe St Bernhard Pass in The Swiss Alps in a Red Lamborgini with Matt Monro singing "On Days Like These"..
Who's gonna say it?
@@markywellsboy2182 Keep them shut
His first speaking role I think was in "A Hill in Korea" a black and white film about a British army platoon in the Korean war starring a lot of famous and soon to be famous British actors. Caine got the part and a credit because he fought in the Korean war and could advise on it.
He's also famous for The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain as secret agent Harry Palmer.
The Eagle Has Landed, A Bridge Too Far,
Battle of Britain, The Man Who Would Be King, The Fourth Protocol and loads more in every decade since the 1950's.
'Get Carter' is a classic British film (1971). One of my favourite Michael Caine films.
Good stuff. :)
lilliane looks radiant, as always.hope shes feeling ok. fillipe has perked up since shes come back.
After Batman, Michael Caine is in every Christopher Nolan film now, as a sort of good luck charm. He was even in Nolan's Dunkirk (2017) as the voice of Spitfire pilot Tom Hardy's Squadron Leader - playing the same character Caine played in the film Battle Of Britain (1969) - Squadron Leader Canfield. Felipe was struggling to remember Get Carter. In Zulu, Caine was doing a very technical thing with his accent - it's called ACTING.
Good Reaction Guys to the legend born 5 streets away from me and Charlie Chaplin(Charlie was born in my street ) and Sir Michael and I both attended the same Boys Club in Walworth near The Elephant and Castle called Clubland.. Bob Hope and The Queen Mother both visited like Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and he lived in John Ruskin Street and I lived over the market which was almost opposite :)
He put on The Posh Voice to get the role in ZULU....his first real break and then became famous in "Alfie"....in 1964...
One of his greatest movies out of all his great movies is A Man who would be King along with Sean Connery. I highly recommend it
One of my favourite Michael Caine movies was the Ipcress File... thriller and very good.
Hi Lillian & Felipe, I`ve always admired Michael Caine as an actor since I saw him in Zulu & Alfie. As well as the spy & war movies mentioned by other commentators, he has appeared in some comedies (the film with Shirley Maclaine was (Gambit, 1966)) as well as (Sleuth, 1972) & (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1988). Another War movie was (Too Late The Hero, 1970).
Always loved Michael Caine as an actor, but his fund of great stories is just brilliant. He's one of those few left who bridges that generation of actors (such as John Wayne) and today. On another GN episode it's him and Morgan Freeman talking about some of the tricks of film acting passed on by Marlene Dietrich to MC, and it's simply fascinating. Especially so when one realises that Dietrich probably came up with them in the first place.
Uncle Alfred lol. Now have Buster Merryfield in my head saying " Will you be taking the Batmobile or the three wheeled van today master Bruce?
Thanks guys
He's always associated with the phrase "My name is Michael Caine. And not a lot of people know that." (Said in his familiar nasally Michael Caine accent). Although I don't think he actually ever said that.
Michael Caine has been in tons of great movies... and Jaws the revenge!
When he did "Zulu", he was given the part of Gonville Bromhead, who was in reality a 24 year old half deaf son of a Norfolk vicar. The funniest part of the movie was of Colour Sergeant Major Bourne, given to Nigel Green, in reality, CSM Bourne ("Kid" Bourne) was only 23 years old himself at Rorke's Drift, and he looked like Tom Cruise at his age (I have seen photo)....but if you had got a 23 year old Tom Cruise to play him, no-one would believe it.
He's been in some real classics. I would also look up "Rudyard Kiplings The Man Who Would Be King". Which also stars one of your favourites, Sean Connery.
Michael Caine had many bit parts on TV in the early 1960,s before he did the Ipcress File. I am old enough to remember him as a burgler on the Arthur Haynes sketch show from the 60,s
He became well-known when Zulu was released.
He was great in A bridge too far and The battle of Britain too.
You two are looking good love watching you two 👍🇬🇧
Great to see lily back,...both together again ❤
Check a couple of Micheal Caine movies, The Billion Dollar Brain and the Ipcress File, or Funeral in Berlin, starring role as Harry Palmer, story goes he got the role because the director thought him wearing glasses portrayed a more ordinary, believable and real life look, than his best mate Connery in Bond.
'The Man who would be King' is his best film.
Hope you and your family are keeping well ?
Michael Caine has done very well, having risen from his underclass background.
Not a lot of people know that.
You say that but he was given opportunity through Terence Stamp and others .....he had the right contacts
@@robwood8331 If that was the case, why was he acting for several years before he became successful?
@@andrewjones575 he was yes but he still knew the right people he eventually got him in front of the people you needed to be in front of
Sir Michael Caine has made around 100 movies....of his later work, Harry Brown (tough movie set in S.London where he grew up) is terrific.....i also love Cider House Rules and The Quiet American
Educating Rita one of his best
he had a part (his first film) hill in Korea 1956
Mr Cain is not known for his accents. His posh officers attempt in Zulu was hysterical. But a brilliant actor. I almost knocked him over in a shop doorway in Kensington. He was trying to read a newspaper & wasn't watching where he was walking. He just looked up & said "oh, sorry mate". He's very tall.
Michael Caine came from a very humble background in East London. Hence the London accent. He was in Alfie in the 1960's. Also The Italian Job.
South London. He's from Peckham. Plus Peckham had very little migration from Africa when he lived there.
My favourite Michael Cain movie is Alfie. I haven't seen the 2004 remake starring Jude Law, but I doubt it can match the original. Cain had a brilliant supporting cast, including Shelley Winters as the American older woman. Michael Cain is a Cockney and that's his natural accent. He had to acquire standard English because he would not have got other parts in movies without it.
He's in Alfie, get carter, the italian job, dirty rotten scoundrels ( very funny ) , hannah and her sisters and many more.
Get Carter is my favourite Michael Caine movie. Wonderfully dated, 70s north east England.
If you can, you should really try and find the full Graham Norton Episode featuring Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Hugh Bonneville, and Paloma Faith. You can thank me later. Damon called it the best time he has ever had on a TV show.
However, if it is just clips that you want, the woman you need to find is Miriam Margoyles. Every time she has been on Graham Norton has been solid gold. She will leave you in tears! I actually sometimes think Graham goes out of his way to have her on the show at least once every season, even if she doesn't really need to be there...just because it is Miriam.
Michael Caine plays Austin Powers father, Nigel Powers.
"Stand up, dad, take a bow." and Nigel's chair is empty👍
He had a bit part in "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" and appeared in "A Hill in Korea" where he actually saw action as a National Serviceman. For some peculiar reason the Americans changed this to "Hell in Korea". But surely his best films were "The Ipcress File" and "Educating Rita".
A perfect pairing with Sean Connery in the film The Man Who Would Be King. Epic film.
Sean Connery a very limited actor in comparison to Caine though. He was chosen as he was a bodybuilder and had the looks but his acting skill was limited in comparison to Caines really
You should see him in ‘Get Carter’
'The Italian Job' in 1969 is possibly Caine's greatest film.
The director of The Cowboys 🤠 with Wayne said they were in a restaurant and Wayne came back from the bathroom and his pants were wet. He explained that he was at the urinal and a man turned toward him and said "your John Wayne". Wayne said it happens all the time.
'Muppet' is a more light-hearted playful 'insult' when not prefixed with an obscenity (usually). As others have said here, he was brilliant in the original Italian Job (great movie too).
You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! ..... the Italian job!
I believe Michael Caine originally auditioned for the role ok Hook in Zulu. Hook was cockney like Michael Caine. He didn’t get it and I understand he was offered the role of Bromhead the posh officer.
Watch Michael Caine in The Man Who Would Be King with Sean Connery
The was at his best in 'Giant Ants' and 'The Hand'. Oh, and 'Jaws 3D'.
What was the one where he and another guy were trying to get the girl and at once stage his friend pretends to be in a wheelchair and that his name is Ruprich!
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
With Steve Martin
Escape To Victory (1981) would be an interesting film to watch, starring Caine, Sylvester Stallone and a host of top footballers!
I wonder if you might like a short video, a spoof of Michael Caine's acting master class ... ? It probably helps of you;ve seen the real one as well. Have a look for Peter Serafinowicz doing this spoof of Michael Caine. He also does a great spoof of late might shopping channels, selling junk jewellery.
Loved him in Zulu
In get Carter, three Kings with Sean coneray
The opening credits of The Ipcress File - has getting up in the morning EVER been that effortlessly cool? ua-cam.com/video/jn9ZZIpw21E/v-deo.html
The man who would be king is a classic , and get Carter ....
Maurice Micklewhite. I think this generation had the best of everything. Post war etc. They had the timing right and enjoyed the world before its destroyed like they are doing now
The Italian Job just has to be one of the best British films ever, and MC is superb in it. You must watch that film guys - the original that is, the remake is absolute rubbish. 🙂
One of the most parodied/imitated voices ever. ua-cam.com/video/-qIy1DmGLWI/v-deo.html (Paul Whitehouse's is the best, natch)
He openly admits that some of the films he has made are not very good, but he says they offered him a lot of money so why not do it? Money pays the bills and buys you stuff. Only a short time on Earth, make the most of it. When you are dead neither you or anyone else will care
Your thinking of Tom Hiddleston.
What happened to you guys?
Abridged too far the man who would be king With Sean Connery
also in zulu what a great film that was and always will be..they cant make a film like that now woke wont let you.
John Wayne was the most overrated actor. He had very little range, basically playing himself - a stereotypical American tough guy - in each of his films. Doing that in the 21st century wouldn't result in such a long, successful career.
There is a few actors you could describe similarly to John Wayne who more or less played themselves of that time like Robert Mitcham, James Cagney, Alan Ladd, Audie Murphy and then there's more currently Hugh Grant.