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Michael Caine

    14 de marzo de 1933

    Sir Michael Caine, titular de la CBE, alcanzó la fama con papeles protagónicos a partir de la década de 1960. Su carrera, que abarca más de sesenta años, lo ha consolidado como una gran estrella de Hollywood. Es reconocido por su distintivo estilo de actuación y sus contribuciones al cine, lo que le ha valido dos Premios de la Academia.

    Deadly Game: The stunning thriller from the screen legend Michael Caine
    Blowing the Bloody Doors Off
    The Elephant to Hollywood
    No Time to Wave Goodbye
    What's it All About?
    Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
    • What's it All About?

      • 521 páginas
      • 19 horas de lectura

      For more than 25 years, Michael Caine has remained one of the few enduring stars of international stage and cinema--a rare and remarkable achievement. Now, with easy charm and humor, the Academy Award-winning actor brings to life his lean years and his triumphs, his treasured friendships and his passionate love affair with his wife, Shakira. Illustrated.

      What's it All About?
      4,2
    • No Time to Wave Goodbye

      True Stories of Britain's 3,500,000 Evacuees

      • 228 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Based on the experiences of more than eight thousand evacuees, this is both an important historical record and an emotional documentary of the 1939 evacuation of British civilians to homes thought to be safe from the threat of German bombs. 16 pages of photos.

      No Time to Wave Goodbye
      3,9
    • Caine shares the spectacular story of his life, from his humble upbringing in London's poverty-stricken Elephant and Castle to his military service and lively adventures to legendary meetings with fellow stars and his glittering five-decade career

      The Elephant to Hollywood
      3,9
    • Blowing the Bloody Doors Off

      • 304 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Hollywood legend and British national treasure Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career - and now his 85th year.

      Blowing the Bloody Doors Off
      3,9
    • An explosive international thriller from the Hollywood legend and British icon Sir Michael Caine DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations - but he's great at catching criminals. And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid. With security agencies across the world on red alert, it's Harry and his unconventional team from the Met who must hit the streets in search of a lead. They soon have two wildly different suspects, aristocratic art dealer Julian Smythe in London and oligarch Vladimir Voldrev in Barbados. But the pressure is on. How much time does Harry have, and how many more players will join the action, before the missing uranium is lighting up the sky? Deadly Game is a compelling, fast- paced novel of international intrigue and twisting suspense from a legendary actor and British icon, who now proves himself to be a first-rate thriller writer.

      Deadly Game: The stunning thriller from the screen legend Michael Caine
      3,4