Favorite Michael Caine Role/Performance

[Hannibal21]

1. Elliot - Hannah and Her Sisters
2. Alfie Elkins - Alfie
3. Milo Tindle - Sleuth
4. Mortwell - Mona Lisa
5. Thomas Fowler - The Quiet American
6. Dr. Wilbur Larch - The Cider House Rules
7. Ray Say - Little Voice
8. Doctor Robert Elliott - Dressed to Kill
9. Alfred Pennyworth - Batman Begins
10. Dr. Royer-Collard - Quills

I really have to see California Suite, Educating Rita, Get Carter, and The Italian Job, among others....

[ilovemovies]

Fav roles/performances:

1. The Cider House Rules
2. Batman Begins
3. The Weather Man
4. Austin Powers in Goldmember
5. Miss Congeniality
6. Muppet Christmas Carol
7. Bewitched


Favorite movies:

1. The Cider House Rules 9/10
2. Batman Begins 8/10
3. Austin Powers in Goldmember 8/10


And of coarse it goes without saying that his worst movie is Jaws: The Revenge!

[Antonio]

1. Alfie Elkins in ALFIE
2. Graham Marshall in A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM
3. Elliot in HANNAH & HER SISTERS
4. Milo Tindle in SLEUTH
5. Victor Spansky in BLOOD & WINE
6. Mortwell in MONA LISA
7. Sidney Bruhl in DEATHTRAP
8. Dr. Robert Elliott in DRESSED TO KILL
9. Garth in SECONDHAND LIONS
10. Robert Spritzel in THE WEATHER MAN
(tie) Alfred Pennyworth in BATMAN BEGINS

Have not seen the great Caine in EDUCATING RITA, THE QUIET AMERICAN, THE STATEMENT, the original versions of GET CARTER and THE ITALIAN JOB, etc.

[zeppelin]

I'm unfortunately very behind on my Michael Caine movies...I haven't seen Alfie, The Italian Job, or Sleuth, which I realize are considered to be his essential movies. But from what I have seen, his performance in Hannah and Her Sisters was amazing. It's one of my favorite movies ever, and it's filled with great performances, but none quite as great as his. He was also terrific in The Quiet American, which is a movie more people should see.

[Lazy Boy]

Jonathan Lansdale, The Hand

[Monotreme]

Recently, he's done some absolutely brilliant work in The Cider House Rules (great, underrated movie) and The Quiet American. And of course, his work in Hannah and her Sisters is legendary. But, as some previous posters mentioned, I, too, am not that big on my Michael Caine movies, and have to admit that I haven't seen most of them, at least not enough to form a proper list.

[Deckard]

Favourite Caine Roles/performances-

1. Get Carter (original)
2. The Harry Plamer trilogy-The Ipcress File/Billion Dollar Brain/Funeral In Berlin
3. Italian Job (original)
4. Alfie(original)
5. Zulu
6. The Comedy/Mystery trilogy- Slueth/Deathtrap/Without A Clue
7. Dressed To Kill
8. The Holcroft Covenant
9. Mona Lisa
10. Jigsaw man

love battleof Britian, Bridge To far, Pulp, The Black Windmill etc but the top 10 represent every nuance I enjoy of Caine's screen persona.

[Buck Turgidson]

You guys really need to see Educating Rita. He's very subtle. He really underplays the role, to great effect.

[Deckard]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
You guys really need to see Educating Rita. He's very subtle. He really underplays the role, to great effect.


A great performance to be sure...

[robk]

Don't forget The Man Who Would Be King and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

[Cronos]

top 5

Sleuth
Italian Job
Dressed To Kill
Batman Begins
Get Carter

[rufio]

Alfie
Italian job

[Deckard]

Originally posted by robk
Don't forget The Man Who Would Be King and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

John Milius' THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING is an engrossing adventure with Caine in fine form. One of Sean Connery's best nonbond roles too.

[robk]

Originally posted by Deckard
John Milius' THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING is an engrossing adventure with Caine in fine form. One of Sean Connery's best nonbond roles too.

The Man Who Would Be King is a John Huston film, actually.

[Deckard]

Originally posted by robk
The Man Who Would Be King is a John Huston film, actually.

Oops. Just watched Conan and Big Wednesday so have Milius on the brain.

[The cinema]

I dont think anyones mentioned Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with michael caine and steve martin.