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What's It All About?
- Narrated by: Michael Caine
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
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From Alfred to Zulu, Michael Caine has been Britain's best-loved actor for half a century.
Now, for the first time, he reveals the truth behind his remarkable life. From his time as an evacuee during the Blitz to his front-line military service in the Korean War, from his early days as an assistant stagehand to becoming Peter O'Toole's understudy, from walk-on parts in local theatres to blowing the bloody doors off with his legendary roles in Zulu and The Italian Job, Caine's life was never simple or easy.
Discussing his little-known childhood and family alongside his hard-fought journey from London to Hollywood, Caine writes with astonishing candour about the good years and the lean years, bringing his unique charm and humour to his anecdotes and memories of a sprawling movie-making career. If you worked in Hollywood in the last few decades, you've probably worked with Michael Caine - and his accounts of his relationships with other superstars, both on and offscreen, make this autobiography essential reading for any fan not just of Michael Caine, but of film in general.
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- Jason
- 19-11-24
Caine narrates personal and revealing
Caine reveals how hard a start he had in life and acting, how the politics of the 1970's diminished the uk.
Caine's use of language is more profound than you might imagine. His delivery of his own work is level and contemplative.
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- Sue Laming
- 29-01-24
wonderfully entertaining
This is the second book by MC I have listened to and, like the others, it's candid and entertaining
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- SteveW(director)-Wales,UK
- 03-09-17
Eye opening insight to Mr. Caine's poor backgroun.
Michael Caine's self-narrated Auto Biography makes all the difference to this audible book.
Highly recommend it. Unbelievable how down to earth this immensely successful A-Lister was and still is.
My wife and I listened to this from start to finish within a 280mile round trip in the car.
We hope there's another self-nareated Michael Caine auto-biography.
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- dot_stockport
- 20-12-17
good but short
off to listen to next book as this was nice but very brief. completely skipped some chunks
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- Daniel Hall
- 15-03-21
Very short but enjoyable. Caine is great.
Michael Caine's biography is well worth a listen. Well read, interesting and at times both funny and powerful.
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- Patricia
- 30-04-24
Great book would recommend this
Wonderful listening would highly recommend this book even if you’re not a fan. Couldn’t fault it and will purchase more having listened to two of his books so far throughly enjoyable!!
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- Digseyboy
- 29-03-18
Straight to the point
Michael skips through this himself, and tells it as it is and as if he was in the pub talking to you.
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- J.P. Bebbington
- 02-09-21
Where's it all gone?
I read this book years ago, and wanted to do so again, but there's so much missing. Various things that I remember from the first read are just not here. Excellently read by the author though, just not enough.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-12-23
Most Enjoyable
An interesting rags to riches story.Life is not as easy as it might seem for famous actors.
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- chris
- 24-08-24
The man himself
Cained it. Extremely enjoyable account of this man’s life Second autobiography I have now listened to
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