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It follows the story of a sailor betrothed to be married, but wary that home-life may echo that of his parents: a hen-pecked husband and battle-axe mother. It is Michael Caine's film debut; he has a small, uncredited role as a sailor. Paul Eddington also makes his film debut, albeit uncredited.
It follows the story of a sailor betrothed to be married, but wary that home-life may echo that of her parents: a hen-pecked husband and battle-axe mother. It is one of Michael Caine 's first films; he has a small, uncredited role as a sailor.
Genre: Comedy. Country: UK. Running time: 1h 21m. Rating: 5 out of 10. Albert Tuffnell (Lewis), a sailor, is about to marry his sweetheart, Shirley (Eaton). An orphan, Albert dreams of having a family and a home of his own.
- Zulu (1964) Director: Cy Endfield. There’s a very British irony about the fact that Michael Caine, who prided himself on his working-class accent, should find fame with an RP turn as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in this iconic paean to imperialist derring-do.
- The Ipcress File (1965) Director: Sidney J. Furie. The supposition that Caine was gay carried over into Sidney J. Furie’s noirish adaptation of Len Deighton’s espionage bestseller, as its macho Hollywood backers were aghast that agent Harry Palmer wore glasses and cooked for women.
- Alfie (1966) Director: Lewis Gilbert. “I was a sort of Alfie,” Caine opined in later life. “We all were. We were young, rich, not bad looking and famous, who was going to turn us down?”
- The Italian Job (1969) Director: Peter Collinson. Caine helped define the British screen gangster with this cult caper and the grittier Get Carter (1971).
Michael Caine is an English actor who has appeared in over 130 films and has had multiple television appearances. Caine's acting career began in the 1950s, when he was cast in many small, often uncredited roles in British films.
YearTitleRoleDirector2023Bernard Jordan2022Lord Boresh2021Harris ShawLina Roessler2021Martin OwenBased on a hit play of the mid-1950s, the film is basically a vehicle for Peggy Mount to shout a lot. Thora Hird appears as a nosey neighbour and the film features the uncredited movie debut of Michael Caine as an unnamed sailor.
Mar 14, 2013 · However it was three years earlier that Caine burst onto the screen. Well, sauntered rather, officially onto the screen, playing the role of Sailor in Sailor Beware (1956) and Private Lockyer...
