A warm, wise and funny guide to life from one of Britain's best-loved actors: perfect for all film lovers
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Blowing the Bloody Doors Off:
'Michael had me feeling nostalgic, brought a tear to my eyes and
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Just loved this book. I am planning to send this to my niece to help her with some perspective about life and how to live it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I enjoyed this biography from the first page to the last. It was a
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Hollywood legend and British national treasure Sir Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career.One of our best-loved actors, Sir Michael Caine has starred in some of the best and most-loved films ever made - from the classic British movies
Alfie, Zulu and
The Italian Job to the Hollywood blockbusting
Dark Knight trilogy,
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hannah and Her Sisters and
Cider House Rules.
He knows what success takes: he's made it to the top of his profession from the toughest beginning. But as he says, 'Small parts can lead to big things. And if you keep doing things right, the stars will align when you least expect it.' Now he shares everything he's learned.
With brilliant new insight into his life and work and with his wonderful gift for story, this is Caine at his wise and entertaining best.
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'Wise, funny' - DAILY MAIL
'Chatty and engaging . . . he often comes across as endearingly humble' - SUNDAY TIMES
'Thoroughly engaging' - SUNDAY EXPRESS magazine
'Fabulous storytelling' - PRIMA
One of 'the top 25 most compelling Hollywood autobiographies' - GUARDIAN
Sir Michael Caine CBE has been Oscar-nominated six times, winning his first Academy Award for the 1986 film Hannah and Her Sisters and his second in 1999 for The Cider House Rules. He has starred in over one hundred films, becoming well-known for several critically acclaimed performances including his first major film role in Zulu in 1964, followed by films including The Ipcress Files, Get Carter, Alfie, The Italian Job, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Educating Rita, and more recently The Dark Knight, Is Anybody There? and Harry Brown. He was appointed a CBE in 1992 and knighted in 2000 in recognition of his contribution to cinema. His 2018 memoir Blowing the Bloody Doors Off was a huge bestseller, and his first thriller - Deadly Game - was published to great acclaim in 2023.
Married for more than 45 years, with two daughters and three grandchildren, he and his wife Shakira live in London and Surrey.