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- ↑ "Sir Michael Caine says BBC taped over TV drama that launched his career". Press Association at The Daily Telegraph. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ↑ Michael Caine biography at Michaelcaine.com
- ↑ Michael Caine, The Elephant to Hollywood, Hachette 2010 accessed 14 December 2014
- ↑ “with Michael Caine and Tom Courtenay,” Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review. Sept. 7, 2018.