Albert Finney was a Salford-born, homework-hating bookie-s son who broke the social barriers of British film. He did his share of roistering, and yet outlived his contemporaries and dodged typecasting to become a five-time Oscar nominee and one of our most durable international stars.
Bon vivant, perennial rebel, self-effacing character actor, charismatic charmer, mentor to a generation of working-class artists, a byword for professionalism, lover of horseflesh and female flesh - Albert Finney is all these things and more. Gabriel Hershman-s colourful and riveting account of Finney-s life and work, drawing on interviews with many of his directors and co-stars, examines how one of Britain-s greatest actors built a glittering career without sacrificing his integrity.
