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Michael Caine Films
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Photo Quiz
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Michael Caine has had a long and varied career. This quiz covers some of his films, with pictorial clues to help you along.
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  Michael Caine: The Working Class Hero   popular trivia quiz  
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From humble beginnings Michael Caine, in a career spanning six decades, became one of the great icons of the cinema. How much do you know of his films?
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Michael Caine Trivia Questions
1. Michael Caine's first starring role was in 1964, when he played a young British officer in a film which depicted the 1879 battle of Rorke's Drift, in which 150 British soldiers were attacked by 4,000 Zulu warriors. What was this film?

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Answer: Zulu

"Zulu" was directed by Cy Endfield, and starred Stanley Baker, Michael Caine, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth and Nigel Green. The opening and closing narration were by Richard Burton. The film was both a critical and commercial success.

2. In 1965, Michael Caine played a spy named Harry Palmer, in a film adapted from the first published novel by Len Deighton. Name this film.

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Answer: The Ipcress File

"The Ipcress File" was directed by Sidney J. Furie. Co-starring with Michael Caine were Guy Dolman, Nigel Green, Sue Lloyd and Gordon Jackson. Harry Palmer (Caine) is recruited to investigate a traitor in the government department he works for, and in the process his life is put in danger. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film of 1965, and was a considerable success at the box office. Michael Caine went on to play Harry Palmer again in adaptations of "Funeral In Berlin" and "Billion Dollar Brain", and the character was revived in the 1990s in "Bullet To Beijing" and "Midnight In Saint Petersburg", neither of which were successful.

3. In 1966, Michael Caine played the title role in a film which told the story of an unscrupulous young womanizer who finally gets his comeuppance and comes to realize the consequences of his behavior. Name this film.

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Answer: Alfie

"Alfie" was adapted for the screen by Bill Naughton from his novel and play of the same name, and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. As well as Michael Caine, it starred Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Vivien Merchant and Julia Foster. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. An inferior remake, starring Jude Law in the title role, was released in 2004.

4. Also released in 1966 was a comedy in which Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine played two criminals who plan to steal a priceless antique statuette from the world's richest man. What was this film?

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Answer: Gambit

The blurb on the poster read "Go ahead, tell the end - it's too hilarious to keep secret - but please don't tell the beginning". "Gambit" was directed by Ronald Neame, and along with Michael Caine and Shirley McLaine starred Herbert Lom and Roger C. Carmel. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, but was not successful in any of the categories.

5. In 1971, Michael Caine played a London gangster who returns to Newcastle, where he was born, to investigate his brother's murder, and to take revenge on those responsible. Name this film, which has also achieved cult status.

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Answer: Get Carter

"Get Carter" was adapted from a novel by Ted Lewis, and was directed by Mike Hodges. It co-starred Ian Hendry, John Osborne, Britt Ekland and Bryan Mosley. A remake was made in 2000, starring Sylvester Stallone, and was so bad that it was not given a cinema release in Britain.

6. Michael Caine played a sleazy theatrical agent in this 1998 film, in which a shy young woman with an uncanny gift for impersonating famous people is pushed unwillingly into show business by her overbearing mother. What was the name of this film?

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Answer: Little Voice

"Little Voice" was written and directed by Mark Herman, and was based on the play "The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice" by Jim Cartwright. It starred Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Ewen McGregor, Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn. Although nominated for a number of awards, it was only Michael Caine who was a winner, receiving the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a musical or comedy. The film was a moderate success.

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