Sir Michael Caine

In a career spanning five decades, Sir Michael Caine has achieved what most actors can only dream of. With more films to his name than years, his fine acting skills and irrepressible personality have made him a screen icon and national treasure in his own lifetime - two Oscars and a knighthood have secured his place as one of the gretest ever stars of the big screen. On top of all this success Michael is still producing some of his finest work. Recent memorable performances in The Prestige, The Quiet American and the Oscar-winning Cider House Rules have ensured his enduring appeal. Yet behind the money, fame and talent is a man whose fortunes were hard-won, with years of minor roles on stage and screen, before he hit the big time with Zulu, Get Carter and Alfie. In this thorough and sensitive book, lifelong friend William Hall charts the life story of a truly remarkable man. We learn of Michael's triumphs over the pain, poverty and heartache, an early and misguided marriage, and the discovery of his terminally ill, long-lost brother, and much more.

William Hall has known Michael Caine since his earliest acting days, and since then he has been present on virtually all his films, developing a close relationship with him in the process. As a consequence this is an intimate authorised biography that paints a fascinating portrait of a driven man.