The Interesting Military Career of Sir Michael Caine
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- Excerpt from - The Elephant to Hollywood by Sir Michael Caine
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The definitive, most up-to-date autobiography of British screen icon and legend Sir Michael Caine.
It's been a long journey for Maurice Micklewhite - born with rickets in London's poverty-stricken Elephant & Castle - to the bright lights of Hollywood. With a glittering career spanning more than five decades and starring roles which have earned him two Oscars, a knighthood, and an iconic place in the Hollywood pantheon, the man now known to us as Michael Caine looks back over it all. Funny, warm, honest, Caine brings us his insider's view of Hollywood (where there's neither holly nor woods). He recalls the films, the legendary stars, the off-screen moments with a gift for story-telling only equalled by David Niven.
Hollywood has been his home and his playground. But England is where his heart lies. And where he blames the French for the abundance of snails in his garden. A plaque now celebrates him at the Elephant in London. His handprint is one of only 200 since 1927 to decorate the hallowed pavement outside that mecca of Hollywood stars, Grauman's Chinese Theatre. A very British star, The Elephant to Hollywood is the remarkable full circle of Michael Caine's life.
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I thank you to let me know such a honorable man and let me think it's worth to live.
Link not working for me, just bounces me back.
@@KennethNicholson1972 Sorry to hear that, Ive checked it and it is working; maybe you have popups blocked? try copying and pasting or right click to open in new window? Peace
Thank you, Sir Michael Caine.
I am a Korean citizen of Korea who you fought against the communist invasion and fulfilled your duty as a soldier. Thanks to the support of 39 countries and warriors from 18 countries, including your home country, Britain, gathered under the flag of the United Nations, the Republic of Korea did not perish, but worked hard to defend liberalism and democracy to achieve today's achievements.
The Republic of Korea is moving forward for prosperity, not for survival anymore. We do not forget that the protection of our ancestors and the help of many nations are the source of happiness today.
Freshly, I express my gratitude not only as an artist, but also in honor of the warrior.
Kam samida for thw comment - I worked in Korea 20 years ago. Fascinating country, great food. I love kalbi
It is very good of you to thank those who fought and died to protect your country from the vicious vile communists.
@@crowbar9566 //Yon knew what to eat! I salute you for your high gastronomic taste.
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It just goes to show how beneficial the West is. South Korea sided with the West and became an extremely prosperous nation as a result. North Korea chose to fight against the West and now they're an absolutely horrible country.
Always choose the West. The West is always the path to prosperity. I wish every country would understand that. If North Korea had sided with the West instead of siding with the USSR and Communist China then North Korea would be just as wealthy and prosperous and South Korea is today.
as a S.Korean i will always thank to those brave mans who sacrifice their lifes to protect my country
thank you....;)
Sir, you were given a chance to create a great country and you took it! Deepest respect from the UK.
The gauntlet was dropped and you picked it up and ran with it. You exceeded all expectations and became a great country. Much respect for you and your fellow countrymen.
.. many Filipino soldiers gave their lives fighting to save S.Korea during the korean War.
Sad to say that many South Koreans do not know about this and treat many Filipino overseas worker in Korea like shit.
We had a Neighbor who died in the Battle of Yuldong, North of
YeongCheon, where the Filipino soldiers made their last stand while UN troops retreated.
I hope his sacrifice and the hundred others was worth it.
The street where l live was named to honor him ✌️
I’m with you, brave men on both sides and respect to all
Sir, greetings from Athens Greece 🇬🇷 My country participated in this war with troops, infantry and Air force as a NATO member. Glorious days!
Why does everyone keep calling him an actor? He’s a legend who’s happened to have had a shitload of cameras pointed at him.
This is true of MANY of the most popular (even loved) actors. As long as the audience wants to buy a ticket to see them...they've done their jobs well.
mackthefatcat Well yes... yes I am! Thanks for the recognition pilgrim!
Because he acts when cameras are pointed at him
@ John Wayne, you made movies ABOUT wars, you didn't actually GO to war. And your real name is Marion Morrison.
Uhh, because he's an actor. In case you weren't aware, he even refers to his former mate in the army as a "fellow actor". Is there something denigrating about being called an actor, unless you're a woman, in which case your an actress? Arnold Schwarzenegger is an actor, and proud of it. Many legends have time-to-time returned to the stage to act in theatre; in other words, they're proud to be actors. Why do you feel the need to belittle that?
My mum was an actress and dated Sir Michael Caine once before she met my Dad. She said he was a real gentlemen and a very nice guy. I'm an actor as well and I hold him in the highest regard as a film actor. He's also a very brave man and strong to survive the mental anguish of war.
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My Uncle served in the same unit as Michael Caine. They were all heroes, however some never had the opportunity to talk about it.
The Supreme "Commander" McArthur A typical Yank neurotic about Communism. Refused to stop at the 38th Parallel and wanted to take on the Chinese.
As usual with the Yanks it was a total farce.
Very cool story thanks for sharing,was your mom in any movies?
like father like son...
I have always liked Michael Caine very much but now have a greater respect for this great man.
Why because "very anti-war" ?
Or because he was dumb enough to get into one "that no-one understands or cares about" ?
Same here man
Dumb fuck ?
Hides behind a name (like most on UA-cam) ?
You know thats not Michael Caines name either ?
ANYWAY ;
He says it himself "That he got involved in a war that no-one understands or cares about"
And that hes "Anti War".
He said hed never heard of the place.
No training , other than how to fire an obsolete rifle.
I FULLY agree with those points.
ALL of them.
I was simply wondering which one causes that chap to have a greater respect for him ?
The fact that hes anti war ? Or naive enough to get involved in a war he knew nothing about , just like Iraq and Afghanistan ?
HE "KNOWS WHATS COMING TO THEM" . They dont.
That was my question.
Your the one that put lots of assumptions in-between the lines.
All you could manage was 30 or 40 words of attempt at insult , in response to a simple question.
Your the one that made sweeping assumptions.
Youve shown yourself up as all those things you accused me of.
Ray West I've always liked cocaine.... I'm sure Michael Caine would like cocain as well therefore I like Michael Caine!
you like takin the michael too ?
This is a example of a guy who's seen the worst and didn't let it ruin his life. Instead he made out in a wonderful way. I have allways been a huge fan of his acting. I had no idea he had been in heavy combat in Korea at 19 years old. Thank you Mr. Caine for your Service and then entertaining us for the last 60 years.
Sir Michael Caine was in three war movies-The Bsttle of Britian,1969;The Eagle Has Landed,1976 and A Bridge Too Faf-197
@@johnpatterson4816 Also too late the hero.
I always felt that Michael Caine was a great man. Now, I know why.
Agree whole heatedly!
You must watch him in 'a hill in korea', a tremendously realistic british war film and one of Michael's first movies. He was also an adviser.
James Henry he is an actor and what the hell do u think his last name represents. Just like mcstain and all the Proven people that died because of him. Bob Hope and so many more, CROWN agents at war with with GOD and GODS Creation. As the America's are being ripped apart by traitor's from within I hope you people don't ask, "how could this have happened"
Lord Nose As the America's, north, central and south, are being ripped apart, war, by traitor's from within, don't ask "How could this have happened, be happening". Three planned world wars, planned in late 1800s. Two have happened one to go. If you are interested there is a huge amount of info about this also a huge amount of info on the people who have and are trying to stop it. It only takes a spark to start a fire and or the third world war. There is also plenty of information on why it will be the americas this time around.
steve gale you dumb fuck I've never used a fake name. And I'm setting on my porch watching the hurricane come in waiting for you to stop in and visit. I fear NO man.
*We call millionaire athletes who have never put their lives on the line or risked anything...'heroes".......what a joke. Now here....is a real hero.*
You hit both my favourite and most sorest point....media bloody heroes
The sports stars etc are more gladiators than heroes..... And their excellent skills give them a high price in the market..... Respect for that eh?
@@russellhawkins5113 gladiators of sports not military real fighting
@Wesley Sandel how is it rigged against them , every one cant be a billionaire
i think the last word to describe himself in that situation would be "hero". and i'm so glad of that. this audio is really interesting, i will look at his roles in war movies with a new perspective
this is why he did so good in military movies
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82ghall yes
You can always tell, who has actually worn a uniform.
“At 100 yards volley fire” says sir Michael
My grandpa volunteered for the front lines in Korea to fight in combat. He received a battlefield commission and came home safe. He passed away in February 2017 at the age of 91
Honor for your grandfather.
@@Englishkin thank you.
Bless Him. HE LIVED A LONG LIFE thats a blessing
Battlefield commissions are extremely rare. You must be very proud of him!
@@motorcop505 yeah I am proud! I’m pretty sure that at the time, there was a shortage of officers where he was in Korea, and he was a good soldier, so he was given a battlefield commission and promoted to officer
all wars are waste of human life and cause unimaginable pain. My father was killed in Vietnam on Feb 22nd 1965 when I was two years old and my sister 6 months old. We loved him and are very proud of him fighting for what he believed in even though the politicians didn't have a clue
the ones that don't make it home will never know the great things they have achieved much like Sir Michael Cain. Thank you Sir Michael for standing up for your country and then come home and become an actor (a very good one indeed) and entertain us and let us see what we can do if we try and also give back as you do. I tip my hat to you Sir and thank you
A British gentleman, great actor and a warrior. Wow! Total respect!
Michael Caine's first credited film role was a Korean war movie called A Hill In Korea. As he was the only person in the cast and crew who had actually been to Korea, he got two wages - one as an actor and another as the technical advisor. The advisory role was all for nothing in the end though because every suggestion he made to make parts of the movie more authentic were completely ignored! Another classic case of never letting the truth get in the way of a good story.
Cheers Tombstone, I didn't know that.
And in that film was Stanley Baker, who took notice of Caine and was able to cast him in a little known film that Baker was both producing & acting in called... ZULU
Similar story for Donald Pleasance in Great Escape. He tried to give the director pointers on POW camps and was given short shrift. It was only after the wrap that somebody told him Donald was a POW for 3 years in Germany after being shot down in a bomber raid. He was a radio man on a Lancaster.
@@caeserromero3013 I've met two former USAAF POWs, both said, "I was at the camp where the Great Escape had taken place - but before I got there. Eventually they both started talking about Hogan's Heros. The first time I thought maybe he'd been offended because Hollywood had turned his difficult war experience into a comedy - - nope they both wanted to laugh and talk about all the things they got exactly right. "We even had a Sergeant Schultz" the B-17 tail gunner said. They'd suckered him into smuggling things into the camp - radio parts! They started by trading stuff from their Red Cross packages for minor contraband from the local town. Then they told Schultz to meet a guy who would give him a package..... "What! No!" Then they explained to Schultz that all they had to do was get caught with the contraband then explain to the officers who they got it from. After that Sergeant Schultz was working for the Allies. They never got around to talking about the Great Escape.
War movies were all like this until Capt. Dale Dye step up to revolutionize Hollywood version of war movies.
At first I thought, "They don't make them like they used to", but then I thought that's not true, they still do, but they are far, far, far fewer than there used to be. What a career, what a life. Hats off to Sir Michael Caine.
Amen. In my generation, the last of the baby boomer generation all of us had a relative who served in a war or both.
We are dedicated to date to uphold their honor and our values they taught us.
My respect to you from the heart Sir Michael Caine, from an Ex British Army Infantry Soldier.
The last part of him speaking, is instilled in you, and is me to a "T" i do not care who you are, or where you come from, or what you do, or what you say. I just keep myself to my self and mind my own business. ( You do not command or demand respect, you earn it )
When I saw Micheal Caine"s first film appearance, as a english soldier in Korea who instantly hit the ground at artillery fire, I knew he had served. Thank you Sir for the many hours of entertainment you in the practice of your craft have provided me.
Beautiful monologue! Sir Michael Caine, Veteran of the Korean War!
I'm a Lance-Corporal myself and I think he's a marvellous Soldier!
This man lived a full life and has more class, humility, and humanity than most people I know.
I agree.
Quite a few Hollywood actors had a history as warfighters - Jimmy Stewart, David Niven spring to mind, but many more.
@@wessexdruid7598 Well said. Those fellas were so modest yet utterly "gentlemanly" it makes you wonder how they managed to walk properly.
@@wessexdruid7598 James Doohan (Scotty)
The pics of Caine in uniform used for this vid are from roles he played: "The Eagle Has Landed" and "A Bridge Too Far".
Sir Michael Caine I am so happy you made it and came home to become an actor. You have given us many hours of enjoyment. Heres to you Sir !!! Jobs well done !! Cheryl
Spoken eloquently and went straight to the heart. Like only one combat vet can understand from another. God bless. Us army infantryman 2004-2008
There was always something about him, something in his film career that came out, something from within. "He's a great man" we'd think and now we know why.
Lots of respect, my Dad served in Korea with The Kings Regiment and what Michael says is exactly how my dad described his service. My Dad passed away in Jan 2017 i miss him so much, this video reminds me of him.
Amazing ! This is one person I would pay any price to go hear talk about his life. Truly inspiring and makes me thankful for life and how precious it is. Thank you Mr. Caine.
This audio record is an excerpt of Michael Caine's autobiography, "The Elephant to Hollywood", which I purchased and read in Audible. Great book indeed, which I totally recommend to Michael's fans.
Its actually his second Autobiography, he wrote the first back in the 80's. Can't for the life of me remember the title but its a great read!
@@itsjohndell "What's it all about" is the title of his first book. If I remember correctly it was released in 92' . Still one of the best autobiographies I've read. He goes a little more in depth about his time in Korea. He has a new book coming out at the end of Oct. the title is" Blowing the Bloody Doors Off" and other life lessons. I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks for the inspiration
Comments like yours are what i look for in the comments.
Read it a great read
It seems Sir Michael had a little more insight into how it goes when he did "Zulu" than a lot of his fellow-actors did. He's a real-life hero, even though he'd never say so. What a man.
Exactly a point that I made on a military history channel. He's "been there, done that, got the Saville Row suit".
To Sir Michael and all the other Korean veterans thank you for your service
Sir Pte Michael plays officers brilliantly. I’ve known about his Korean War service for years but didn’t realise he was a combat vet. Great man and a great actor.
Michael for me is a bon vivant that I remember from two films "The Hand" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels". A top drawer actor who was always comfortable in just about any role he undertook - drama, comedy, thriller. His war recollections are vivid and I salute him. Thanks Michael.
Wow! I am stunned by what I just heard. Every kid in UK needs to hear this - complete respect to Sir.
Dear Sir,
I am a second generation U.S.MARINE My family has been in every Damn stupid war this country has been in. We are currently on a new generation of Marines and Airmen.
Very well said,
But I must tell (I still look like a Marine), my last trip to Korea(Republic of) was as a civilian. And the thank you s I received. Was just AWESOME ! The Korea people have and continue to be worth the blood, lives and souls that were given in that war. A war we did not start !
By the by,
I joined the U.S.MARINE CORPS for alot of reasons.....
A big one is,
I can not stand by and let a bully do their thing...
SEMPER FI,
And God Bless.
Cpl.Seaberg U.S.M.C.
1982-1986, 1989-1993
Good on ya man, always glad to see a vet
You were in the Marine the exact same years as I was. MTO for 1/6 and was in Team Spirit 85. Missed Viet Nam by 5 years and Desert Storm by same amount of time. Have no complaints about that fact but wpuld have followed orders to go into combat if I had served in those time periods. That being said the second war in Iraq was so unnecessary and costs in blood and treasure simply werent worth it. I totally agree with you on that on Michael!
Brought a tear to my eye listening to this. Still have nightmares from Korea but will never regret my time in the Army during national service. War is hell but proud to have served
I did not know any of this. I certainly have new respect for Sir Michael. Too fucking right!
TreeDee71to75
yep a true man just what England is missing
@@badferritbadferrit5526 maybe what england is missing, but you will find them if you look. I am welsh, served with distinction in her majesty's forces for 23 years in the British army. Good soldiers English, welsh, scots and Irish are still around, i know....society changes, but we are still brits, particularly when we need to be! One of the proudest scots I ever met, had Indian parents expelled in the 70s by Amin from Uganda.
Yeah
@757WN agree whole heartedly!
A true gentleman and actor. I have seen all his films and loved every one! He has a great sense of humour as seen in most of his films. Happy Birthday on Sunday, Michael.
Yet another actor, one amongst the greatest in my book, and just as quiet about his military service as all but a few.
I can't count the number of TV shows or movies I have seen him perform in, but none weren't worth seeing more than once.
("Second Hand Lions" is a favorite of my grandchildren and a delightful trip back in time for me.)
I do not know a single person who does not love and admire this man. And he has the perfect voice for reading as well, If he read me books at night when I was a kid I probably wouldn't be so nocturnal!
He has always been one of my favorite actors. I read his auto-biography years ago, it was a great read, but I especially liked the story of how he met his wife. I knew he served in Korea, but I don't remember this detailed story about his time there, major props Sir Michael Caine!
I think there's been 3 autobiographies by Sir Michael.
I didn't know about this part of his life. Respect.
I've read his book and he has always been one of my favorites for such a long time. So glad he wrote the book and he is such a gentlemen and generally a very nice person. I loved the quote where his wife said, what attracted you to him.....and she said, I he treated his mother.....how wonderful a man he must be.
As a graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon (Australia) I had the honour of serving in Kapyong Company. This commemorated the Battle of Kapyong where 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment held off waves of Chinese attacks. I am proud of my connection to those brave soldiers on all sides during that conflict.
Always liked Michael Caine as an actor, this clarifies it even more... my dad was a Korea-Volunteer, came back after 9 months gravely wounded and on a stretcher...I had 2 tours in the Balkans and spent nerely 6years total in Afghanistan... Respect to you Michael, lots of respect!! Jake
I am a Vietnam veteran , and I so utterly respect Michael Caine the undisputed legend. As someone previously mentioned, that is he is, except he has had so many cameras pointed at his face not does not justify how great of a person he is. Well done Sir Micheal Caine .
My wife and I picked Michael Caine to be a movie star back in the sixties when we saw the Ipcress File. We thought he had that "something" and he proved us to be correct. None of his movie performances have disappointed us. I'll have to agree with his monologue here: if someone is going to harm you it is imperative that you make them pay dearly.
Absolutely right, the Ipcress file was a great movie and made him a star.
Harry Palmer was tough as hell.
Some credit must be given to Len Deighton.
@@kek7320 Absolutely! Without the words it would all need to be pantomine. There must be a story that is told well . . . with words.
Absolutely. What is the alternative? To roll over and give up? That's just stupid in every way. Nothing, NOTHING positive came come from getting one your knees and allowing them to blow your brains out. At least fatten someone's lip. And I ain't being flippant.
Loved him. Handsome & great actor. Appears to be an honest humble man.
A warrior & a real man.
"You cannot frighten me, or do anything to me. And if you try, I'll take as much or as many of you with me as I can. Even if I lose in the process." That's some heavy shit. Just, wow.
Dear Mr. Caine: I understand your sympathies toward your adversary. The Chinese, unlike the North Koreans, were usually honorable soldiers and were generally amiable people. But if you ever doubt the value of your service, look at the horrific conditions which most N. Koreans have had to endure since the communists took over. That says it all. Thank you for your service!
3.5 years in Iraq, 1 year in Afghanistan.....God Bless you and your service Sir. 100 percent spot on.
"If you leave me alone, I'm great. Just don't start." I could hear stories like this all day.
Sounds exactly like my stepfather. Gil was a terrific guy. Feared no man and didn't take shit from anyone. He loved life. He went through the same experience fighting Chinese as did MC. Was a BAR man. Would fire until the barrel glowed red ( they liked to charge at night) and stuck the barrel into the snowbank to cool while he switched to his M1. He said the Chinese were stacked up like cord wood. They kept coming.. He never minded the heat of summer or the cold of winter. Said it was nothing compared to Korea. A great guy, a great Dad. A man to respect. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Never complained. The real deal!
Patrick Truchon
Sounds like a great man, we should all be so brave.
The Chinese had just come out of a revolution, their soliders were peasants with little training and no equipment. At Chosun, in the mountains, in the middle of the Korean winter, they didn't have coats or shoes, and only the first ranks had weapons, the ones behind had to take them from those that died in front of them. Must have been bloody awful. Caine was right, the Chinese soldiers were brave.
+Jimsy there is even stories from korea that sherman tanks had to fire at eachother with their coaxial machineguns because chinese were swarming the tanks
+sebast0409 I can't even imagine doing something like that. I'm not made of the same stuff.
Man. Not too many of those around these days...
I was in the Vietnam War 1968 & 1969, 19 then 20 years old. About the third day after getting to my unit in far Western portion of War Zone C not far from Cambodia, we got the news that the infantry in front of us had spotted a division of the enemy coming our way. A division? There I was, a new kid. We had more field artillery than any place else in Vietnam at the time and the night became a constant roar of all kinds of weapons, including a Duster that had pulled up beside me. I was not afraid because I was to new and stupid. I remember thinking, this is like watching TV, except it was live, a wide field of view, much louder and the ground shook.
Eventually B-52s were called in and laid waste to them and they turned back, except for the ones that had made it through our concertina [razor] wire, that got behind us; we had to search them out, which was one of the scariest things I have done, yet for the rest of my time there much more was to come. Yes, among other things, I learned to fear.
It is unusual for me to talk about my time in war, however, because Sir Michael Caine discussed an experience in war I decided to share a little as well. Some gave all, all gave some. Where I was, some died and all suffered. I went to Vietnam a teenager and came back 100 years old. The war took everything I had; I was utterly exhausted and the wounds to my head eventually devastated my career.
' I was not afraid because I was to new and stupid.' Lol, I know that feeling, doesn't last, does it :-)
I thank you for your service and stories. I could listen to all of them.
You have my respect. Way back in the late 1960's I met up with a fellow Brit in the bar of the Europa Hotel in Belfast Northern Ireland. In conversation he let known that two years previously he had emigrated from his hometown in England to the USA. He'd only been working there for six months or so when he got drafted in to the military. Before he knew it, he was shipped out to Vietnam. I think his unit had something to do with guarding Danang air base. He said he and his buddies were that scared, in the months that they were deployed, they never left the base once - the constant attacks from 'Charlie' created a living nightmare. He never told me how he had made his way back to the UK, but he said he'd never step back on US soil ever again. He said he'd seen enough action to last him a lifetime and had got a job as a hairdresser's model touring the Hairdresser's Conventions around the UK at that time. He was a tall, good-looking guy with a mass of thick black hair. Funny thing was, a couple of weeks later the provincial IRA blew up the bar that we had been sitting in. My own experiences during the Viet conflict? I was in the British Merchant Marine as a young radio operator. I came across many a US soldier taking R&R in the bars and Night spots of Tokyo, Yokohama, Hong Kong, and even Sydney, Australia. The young men who were serving in Vietnam carried none of the cocky confidence of US troops stationed in western Europe at that time. They all had haunted looks in their eyes as they quietly drank their beers - dreading their return to the horror of Vietnam. It left me thinking how could a US administration do such a thing to its nation's young men - sending them back to re-live the nightmare when they had already done enough?
I was with the 1/27th Inf Delta Co. About the same time. They would send our company out on a RIF, about 90 men and tell us that we were looking for a regiment of NVA or main force VC
Yeah! You survive mentally by adopting a fatalistic attitude. Thankfully I survived my tour of duty with the 25th Inf. Div.
@@williamrance5086 Quite easily.
I think all VETS can agree with Sir Michael Caine; mess with me and I may loose, but I will sure-as-heck will take as many as I can to Hell with me. Leave me alone & we all go home, happy.
It's lose not loose. Loose is something that has come undone. Lose is something you have or may have lost. To lose your coat. The dog has got loose and is running around.
to think that mindset belongs only to those in battle is to miss a lot
Loose is the opposite of tight. Are you American by any chance?
David Manser, language is complex, and although one thing may want to be said, something else may slip through. I guess it could just as well mean, don't let the dog in me loose.
@@JohnNNJ Lose and loose are known to children. No adult should be confusing those. The people who do probably also think "alot" is a real word.
Always a soldier first! “your trade comes second” (in michaels case a tremendously talented actor) Legend...nuff said!!!
Enough
From 28 April 1952, when he was called up to do his national service until 1954, he served in the British Army's Royal Fusiliers, first at the BAOR HQ in Iserlohn, Germany, and then on active service during the Korean War. He had gone into Korea feeling sympathetic to communism, coming as he did from a poor family, but the experience left him permanently repelled.19 He experienced a situation where he knew he was going to die, the memory of which stayed with him and formed his character; he later said, "The rest of my life I have lived every bloody moment from the moment I wake up until the time I go to sleep." All though some or most of the pictures in this video are from movies...
One of the best YT videos I've seen.
big Michael Caine fan.
What an outstanding, humble and honest man.
An incredible human being - his story is epic and he offers a lesson in greatness!
You speak for all of us today, Sir Michael.
This reminded me of Richard Todd, another actor with real time experience of war (WWII), having starred in the Longest Day as para officer, whilst being actually that very thing at Caen during the attack to recapture the Pegasus Bridge. Another favourite is 'Ice Cold in Alex' where many of the lead cast members had participated heroically in the War just a decade or so earlier.
Just watched The Longest Day a few nights ago with my 15 yo son. I recalled that Todd had served with the Ox and Bucks on that mission. They asked if he wanted to play himself. He chose to play the mission commander.
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This is a very interesting video, and the way Michael Caine presented his experience in the Korean War is very absorbing.
Wow, love this. Brilliant little video and a good insight into Sir Michael Caine's life. He's proper old school, love him.
So true. When you've walked the tightrope and faced danger in hostile territory, it is something you don't forget. So often,ordinary people in the street at home who have never served their country, or faced danger in isolation overseas, do not understand ; or care. Your guardian angel must have been walking with you. ' so glad that you were spared and able to pursue your acting career.
Fascinating all the way through, especially the grand finale.
ZULU, one of the greatest historical military movies ever made.
+georgiamule --- I do geted ecxited every time I do watched that movie fore sure!
Totally cool movie, but totally NOT historical too. If you do looked up it you will find it that the movie is not acshully what did happened. There was none of choirs singing or natives showing respects fore the soldiers at there and I thinked it was that there was another ofed britished columned coming that the Zulu exited staged right. :
Fromed wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rorke%27s_Drift#Aftermath
---- As dawn broke, the British could see that the Zulus were gone; all that remained were the dead and severely wounded. Patrols were dispatched to scout the battlefield, recover rifles, and look for survivors, many of whom were killed when found. At roughly 7:00 am, an Impi of Zulus suddenly appeared, and the British manned their positions again.
---- No attack materialised however, as the Zulus had been on the move for six days prior to the battle and had not eaten properly for two. In their ranks were hundreds of wounded, and they were several days' march from any supplies. Soon after their appearance, the Zulus left the way they had come.
---- *Around 8:00 am, another force appeared, and the redcoats left their breakfast to man their positions again. However, the force turned out to be the vanguard of Lord Chelmsford's relief column.*
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rorke%27s_Drift#Aftermath
georgiamule
It certainly was. But not if you were a Zulu. The battle at Rorks Drift, let’s face it was a bit one sided.
Spears against guns, there’s only gonna be one winner. ‘ They don’t like up em’ as Corporal Jones would often say.
georgiamule - "Zulu," like "Lawrence of Arabia" or "Bridge Over the River Kwai," is a whitewash of history, British history of the world in particular. While the heroes of Rorke's Drift deserve all of the praise they received, the debacle at Isandlwana was just as important a battle and needs to be remembered, even if the results weren't so glorious, so those results would not happen again. I think that Michael Caine is fabulous, and lends power and glory to any movie he joins forces with.
David Smith
It’s a pity that they never made ‘Carry On War’ I could imagine Sid James as Churchill, Kenny Williams as Monty, in the North African dessert, Hattie Jakes as the Queen. Babs Windsor as a SOE agent, dropped behind enemy lines, trading sex for secrets from the horrible Nazis. Kenneth Conner as a double agent. Berni Breslaw as Rommel the ‘Dessert Fox’, and Charles Autry as Clement Atley.
Mr. Shlock
Well you are certainly well informed. I can’t wait for Christmas. Zulu is always a crowd pleaser, when we open are presents.
I’ll be thinking of you as I open my gifts to myself, this year I’m giving my self a Bugatti Veron.
Awesome. Michael Caine is a legit tough guy, a superb actor, and a truly kind and dear man.
I never knew this about Sir Michael Caine. I've always loved his acting career. After hearing this " factual story" I now have the utmost respect for the man.
I love this man since childhood i ve watch all his war movies especially the eagle has landed he is a legend a great war hero and a great beautiful man more power to you sir godspeed =)
Didn’t know. Hats off to you Alfie
Michael Caine, Christopher Lee, and other vets are badass.
Just watched "The man who would be king" with Caine and Connery" Two of my favorite actors.
That film also made me a fan of Christopher Plummer, excellent as Kipling, and Saeed Jaffrey, the heroic Billy Fish. Admirably, Caine found that Jaffrey was being mistreated due to colonialism and racism and insisted that he be paid fairly and treated with the respect due to someone with his skills and training.
Love this Man , as a actor and now as a person .. Thank God there are people like this in my life time..
I'd just like 30 seconds of Sir Michael's time to thank him for some great moments in entertainment and some great insights when he is interviewed. I'm not one for watching the same movies time and again (they are best enjoyed at the first viewing) but I often view Sir Michaels movies many times over.
Michael Caine is phenomenal. He is one of the greatest actors of all time. He served in the military and was very brave then and is very brave now. I will always have great respect and admiration for Michael Caine.
That ending is always amazing. I carry those words with me all the time.
My uncle died as a result of his wounds in ww2. My great uncle fought in Italy. My dad on Okinawa in ww2, China 1945-46 and Korea as a Marine. My dad told me about those damm bugles the Chinese would blow as they attacked. My uncle was in Vietnam wounded in 66. My cousin died in 68. My best friend Spc. Anthony Madison died in Saudi Arabia, Desert Storm. My son went to Afghanistan and saw his buddy get blown up but he managed to save him from bleeding to death, since he was a combat medic. I love all my fellow soldiers. A sergeant I met in 1992 was in Korea in 51-52. He talked about the same thing Micheal Caine mentions. He told us about the Chinese charging blowing their bugles. And falling into large heaps as they shot them down. He even had chinese bullets, leaflets and pictures of himself as part of the 2nd ID. Its funny but my son is now married to a South Korean, who is a member of the House of Yi, that ruled Korea for centuries.
My Respects to Micheal Caine!
I’m happy for you and your son that he survived and more over helped a friend to survive.
Michel Caine. My favourite Englishman.
22grena
his dad's Irish
Sir Caine I, a Korean, thank you for saving us from a brink of collapse.
My late father who fought also in Korean War as a US marine always remembered wave and wave of Chinese attacking his position at ChangJin perimeter.
We will do our best preserve peace on Korean peninsula, not forgetting your bravery and suffering.
Thank you & all the others who have served!
Who knew behind that calm English exterior lies a warrior?
Raise of hands? That took me by complete surprise.
My dad, in the 8th US Army in Korea describes the Chinese "human sea attacks". They were frightening. Caine's description, here, is interesting.
This sounds like faint praise to me. Heroic Americans stand up to Chinese human waves, cowardly Brits hide in paddy fields. Remember the "Big Bug-Out" and the Gloucesters. A friend of mine served in Korea, he described the bugles and shouting but you didn't see anything. The darkness was punctuated with loud bangs and you fired your weapon, that was it until silence.
@@photoisca7386 That may be a bit of a rush to judgment. Nobody doubts the quality of the British forces deployed to Korea or the heroism showed by the Glosters and the rest of the Commonwealth Division and its predecessors, and British forces never experienced a collapse and defeat comparable to that suffered by the Americans in the early weeks of the war.
They would have been exciting for me.. I would have got my cock hard as I sent them to paradise.. . BAM BAM BAM hahaha
Napalm was the only thing that saved many troops from being over-run. Incredible!
McArthur, Atypical Yankterrified of Communism. Should have stopped at the 38th Parallel, Instead he wanted to take on the Communist Chinese.
The Chinese soldiers were all brainwashed and had no choice but to fight.
Mc Arthur lost out. The typical Yank I know best gang ho prat.
Every conflict the Yanks have been involved in has been an abject failure. Yet they always claim victory. Even when they give up and walk away.
Korea. The bay of Pigs, Grenada. Vietnam, Iran, Iraq. The list goes on and on.
If you in conflict with the Yanks you are safer on the other side.
Both my sons joined USMC after they graduated college, both were officers, and both did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. The story you tell felt familiar. I get really sad when I see the plaque of the 75 Marines KIA during the battle of Fallujah. I appreciate your story but, it did make me a bit sad.....thank you for your service. You're a credit to the UK.
His voice is spell-bounding as he tells his tale. He has that gift of drawing you into the story so you feel his words. Have a Magical Day.
He is one of my favorite actors.
Was just watching "A Bridge Too Far" last night with our predecessors' exploits. Caine was great as the Irish Guard commander.
combatjumpmaster89= No Bullshit! He was outstanding at that role. A Bridge Too Far is a classic Paratrooper movie. I got to jump out of a C-47 in June this year for my reunion at Lancaster TX. with A co. Moatengators 1/508th INF (ABN). Jumped with a Dash One instead of a classic T-10. First Cherry jump in 28 years, remembered feet and knees together and fall like a wet noodle.
He is one of your favorite actors. Thanks for sharing your vital insights into this story.
btw What meds are you on. My guess is Prozac, Seroquel, Abilify. etc.
reddevil - don't mind the dirty nasty leg! Never jumped from a C-47, that must have been a blast! I remember getting my -1 license when I got to Ft. Bragg back in the 80s. Had another guy walk across my chute TWICE... he shouldn't have gotten his -1 card for sure. So you were with 1-504? I was in 2-504 from 88-90. Best assignment I had.
Phil Douglas= So what relevance does this have with saying that I like Michael Caine as one of my favorite actors? I think that you have got on to the wrong topic as to what this conversation originally contains. Michael Caine was talking about his experiences about being a combat infantryman in Korea during his time there during the Korean war. So besides being knowledgeable about mental and medical diagnosis. Do you have any combat military experience in ever serving any combat zone in the world with any armed force in any nation that you happen to belong with? I found that your answer to this piece is all irrelevant BULLSHIT!
I could listen to this a million times and still want more of it!
My late father would be the same age of Michael now. He, like all young men in the 1950s, had to attend National Service in the Army and Navy and had many life-threatening stories to tell.
My father was a sophomore in college when he was drafted into the army to go fight in Korea.
He hid it all so well for decades, thats the part that amazes me the most.
A true Legend is all but forgotten by most but I have loved him all my 63 years. Live long sir Michael~
Reminds me of a story my ex told me about her one time boss. He was a Holocaust survivor. One day in the 1980's, an disgruntled employee entered the office with a knife, threatening everyone. The boss calmly told the man to leave as, after living thru SS men with submachine guns, he wasn't going to be scared of a guy with a knife. The employee left the office (later to be arrested).
Lol. Someone posted on youtube in one of the WW2 airplane documentaries of his childhood memory from 1950s - 60s. In the neighborhood 3 men, a Holocaust survivor, an ex US Army Airforce crewman who bombed Germany, and an ex Luftwaffe crewman who survived the war.
When they all got drunk together, one would go up on a tree and pretend to be bombing those below.
+StealthyMonk, no son that's your intelegence that has been over exagerted in your own head.
I provide no evidence? The evidence is exhaustive. The fact that you refuse to see it says more about you than anything I could say to you. Are you saying the Germans made up all the paperwork and that all the different countries with camps built them for a laugh or that all the thousands of witnesses who were running the camps were really just stood in empty fields?
Phil Osophical yeah, maybe, but the point is that after the SS with submachine guns, a disgruntled worker with a knife wasn’t going to spook him.
Great Actor , Thanks for your service. Semper Fi Michael.
Sir Michael Caine has all ways been a great actor and too a straight talker. He is at 85 now
Thank you Mr. Caine! My Grandfather fought in the Korean War and never spoke a word about it to, I've heard wisperings of how horrible it was, how the Chinese were load with drugs and sent across the lines at you. Thank you for sharing and bringing me just a little closer to the hero that I lost and thank you sir for being being brave enough to share.
I love Caine. The man was, 'one of us', that is, the, working - class. He came from, nothing.most actors, at the time, were posh, & privelaged.He overcame so many hurdles. Good to see one of us make it. This wartime, episode, is the icing on the cake, for me. Good stuff!
His role in a bridge to far was excellent well done Mick .
you did your bit mate South Korea is grateful
A Fantastic man, one to follow if at all possible. Thank you MC for sharing your great gift with us all.
Read “to the last round” and “Black earth and scorched snow”. Michael Cain was at the heart of some of the most brutal combat.
Watching this has increased my respect for sir Michael a true great
Thank you Michael; I didn't know that you had served (with distinction) in combat. Thank you for your honesty and your courage; and thank you for a lifetime's worth of great acting.
I did 16+ months in Nam. Mr Cain's story can be told a million time over, if you live thru it.