Michael Caine received highest French honour
January 7th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANSLos Angeles, Jan 7 (IANS) Acting legend Michael Caine has been conferred with the highest cultural honour of France — the Commander of Arts and Letters.The 77-year-old star was presented with the medal by Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand in Paris Thursday, reports imdb.com.
“I’ve always loved this country, the food, the people. (Until now) I didn’t know whether the French loved me and thought maybe it was a one-way affair. But now I have this award, I know (they do),” he said.
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