FrameThrower · Actors · Michael Caine
Michael Caine
17 films · 1,386 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1980–2020
Born 14 March 1933 · Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
Sir Michael Caine CBE is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive South London accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide.
Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 17 films · 1,386 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1980–2020
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor2000
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1987
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1999
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film1989
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1983
- BAFTA Fellowship2000
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role1983
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire1992
- European Film Award for Best Actor2015
- European Film Academy Honorary Award2015
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2011
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,386 frames from the 17 films we hold. This is the look of the work Michael takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 17 films we hold, 49% of their frames are night, 46% low key — the look of the work Michael takes.
Time of day
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Youth
2015 · Fred Ballinger
Interstellar
2014 · Professor Brand
The Prestige
2006 · Cutter
The Weather Man
2005 · Robert Spritzel
Batman Begins
2005 · Alfred
Dressed to Kill
1980 · Doctor Robert Elliott
The Cider House Rules
· Dr. Wilbur Larch
Tenet
2020 · Crosby
Now You See Me 2
2016 · Arthur Tressler
The Witch
2015 · Dolan 36th
Now You See Me
2013 · Arthur Tressler
The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Alfred
The Dark Knight
2008 · Alfred
Children Of Men
2006 · Jasper
Miss Congeniality
2000 · Victor Melling
Quills
2000 · Dr. Royer-Collard
Get Carter
2000 · Cliff Brumby
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,386 frames from Michael Caine's 17 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.