well dressed men in well made films #4 – sir caine edition

well, my mac has been toast for over a week now (i hate those system updates, they kill my computer nearly every single time), so posts may be sporadic for the next week or so (as if they weren’t sporadic already, haha). i’ve been using my wittle bitty pc laptop that’s about the size of a sheet of paper. it works fine, but the keyboard’s so small and i have a pair of pretty hefty paws, so it’s really uncomfortable to type on and i haven’t had the patience or motivation to deal with this adorable yet frustrating machine.

anyway! dude, i’ve been neglecting my well dressed men. between the excitement of mission: organized chaos and cognating (is that even a word?) over my lack of love life, i’ve put my dapper fellows on the back burner. to make up for my negligence, this edition of wdmiwmf will feature a man who is arguably the most well dressed man ever caught on film: sir michael caine. a few months ago, my friend anna (of d16) and i swooned over m.c.’s style in the very first edition of wdmiwmf. instead of featuring him in a list alongside other well dressed actors, i decided that he is so stylish… so elegant… so debonair that he needed a list of his own. seriously, have you ever seen a photo of him where he’s not well put together?**

as harry palmer in the ipcress file (1965)
“you didn’t come here to talk to me about button mushrooms and birds.”
(i need these glasses in my life. i’ve been searching high and low for a pair that’s as close to them as possible. they’re the perfect “statement” black-rimmed glasses, without going into ironic-hipster territory.)

as lieutenant gonville bromhead in zulu (1964)
“fear certainly dries the throat, doesn’t it? i was never so thirsty in my life!”

as milo tindle in sleuth (1972)
andrew: so, i understand you wish to marry my wife.
milo: with your permission, of course.

as charlie croker in the italian job (1969)
“you wouldn’t hit a man with no trousers on, would you?”

as jack carter in get carter (1971)
“you know, i’d almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. they’re still the same — pissholes in the snow.”

as cutter in the prestige (2006)
“obsession is a young man’s game.”

as elliot in hannah and her sisters (1986)
“for all my education, accomplishments and so-called wisdom, i can’t fathom my own heart.”

as alfie elkins in alfie (1966)
“i don’t want no bird’s respect — i wouldn’t know what to do with it.”

**screenshots from children of men don’t count!