Michael Caine on “Get Carter” (1971): “One of the reasons I wanted to make ‘Get Carter’ (1971) was my background. In English movies, gangsters were either stupid or funny. I wanted to show that they’re neither. Gangsters are not stupid, and they’re certainly not very funny. Carter is the dead-end product of my own environment and my childhood; I know him well. He is the ghost of Michael Caine.” “Get Carter’ at 50: The inside story of a British gangster classic”, Jonathan Wells, Gentleman’s Journ

#OnThisDay 1976: Michael Caine appeared on Parkinson, and spoke about going back to where he came from. | BBC Archive