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Michael Caine

A look at Sir Michael Caine's impressive 50-year-long career, featuring archive clips woven together with interviews from colleagues and critics.

Series of screen biographies that chart the careers of Britain's best-loved film and television faces through their most significant roles and sometimes forgotten gems from the archives.

This follows Sir Michael Caine's impressive career, featuring archive clips woven together with interviews from colleagues and critics. It covers his 50-year-long career with classic films like Zulu, The Ipcress File, The Man Who Would Be King and Get Carter, plus the more recent controversial British film, Harry Brown.

57 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:11

    John Barry

    The Search

  • 00:12

    John Barry

    Dialogue 'Button Mushrooms and Birds'

  • 00:36

    The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

  • 00:37

    The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

  • 00:39

    Ethel Merman

    There's No Business Like Show Business

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Charlie Stuart
Executive Producer Stephen Stewart

Broadcasts

Desert Island Discs: Sir Michael Caine

Desert Island Discs: Sir Michael Caine

Sir Michael discusses his remarkable life in films, and the secrets of a happy marriage.