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"When the pre-eminent portrait photographer of the day met the Cockney kid dominating the London film scene, magic was made." -
Australian Women's Weekly Icons "Caine, the timeless gentleman." -
Diego Armes, GQ Portugal "The engaging images are either black and white or in color and therefore perfectly show all facets of the actor. A wonderful book about a very special and remarkable actor! 5 Stars!" -
Lovely Books "I had to be an actor," Michael Caine once said. "[...] And of course, you have to remember with me, the alternative was a factory."
A working-class actor who broke through to stardom, Caine's screen-time involves standout performances across multiple genres. To this day, he is synonymous with a certain kind of urbane cool. No camera has captured this quality over the decades better than that of his collaborator and long-time friend, Terry O'Neill.
Michael Caine: Photographed by Terry O'Neill
offers an immersive visual journey through Michael Caine's career, immortalising Caine's charm both in and out of character. Caine occupies a landmark position in cinema and O'Neill was there from the early days of his stellar career. From the comedy of
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to the European drama of
Seven Times A Woman ; from the miasma of
The Magus to the British cult classic
Get Carter , this book combines black and white and colour images and includes never-before-seen contact sheets.
Featuring the following films:
Mona Lisa, Midnight in Saint Petersburg /
Bullet to Beijing, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Blue Ice, Without a Clue, Get Carter, Deadfall, Magus, Woman Times Seven, Funeral in Berlin.
A propos de l'auteur
Terry O'Neill CBE was one of the world's most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he photographed the frontline of fame for over six decades. No other photographer embraced the span of fame to such an extent, capturing the icons of our age from Winston Churchill to Nelson Mandela, from Frank Sinatra and Elvis to Amy Winehouse, Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot.
James Clarke is the author of numerous books on and about the world of film, including
The Pocket Essentials: Steven Spielberg, The Virgin Film Guide: War Films, The Virgin Film Guide: Coppola, Bodies in Heroic Motion: The Cinema of James Cameron and
The Year of the Geek. Clarke writes for
Little White Lies and has been published in
Empire, Moviescope, Sci Fi Now, 3D World and
3D Artist. His most recent project was
Bond: Photographed by Terry O’Neill.
Résumé
Over the decades, no camera has captured Caine better than that of his collaborator and long-time friend, Terry O’Neill.
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"The engaging images are either black and white or in color and therefore perfectly show all facets of the actor. A wonderful book about a very special and remarkable actor! 5 Stars!"
