Rent Get Carter (1971)
3.8 of 5 from 180 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
- Jack Carter (Michael Caine) has rarely looked cooler as the well dressed heavy, attempting to uncover the facts behind the death of his brother. The film tracks Caine as he becomes embroiled in the sinister underworld of crime and pornography.
- Actors:
- Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Tony Beckley, George Sewell, Geraldine Moffat, Dorothy White, Rosemarie Dunham, Petra Markham, Alun Armstrong, Bryan Mosley, Glynn Edwards, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, John Bindon, Godfrey Quigley, Kevin Brennan, Maxwell Deas, Liz McKenzie
- Directors:
- Mike Hodges
- Producers:
- Mike Klinger, Michael Caine
- Writers:
- Mike Hodges, Ted Lewis
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- British Films, Thrillers
- Countries:
- UK
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/10/2001
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Bulgarian, English, English Hard of Hearing, Romanian
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary featuring Michael Caine, Director Mike Hodges and Cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky
- Music-only soundtrack (2 track mono)
- 3 Trailers (International Theatrical Trailer, An Introduction From Michael Caine and Roy Budd Plays The Get Carter Theme Tune)
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/05/2014
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English, Spanish
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, English, English Hard of Hearing, French, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Michael Caine, Director Mike Hodges And Cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky
- 3 Theatrical Trailers
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Reviews (2) of Get Carter
Classic Brit gangster film - highly recommended - Get Carter review by RP
Michael Caine plays Jack Carter, a London gangster who comes to Newcastle to investigate - and then avenge - the death of his brother. Caine's character is hard and uncompromising as he wreaks vengeance on all around. The only emotion he shows is when he sees what has been done to his niece (?daughter?).
With gritty locations, gritty characters and a gritty story, I remembered the film as shot in black and white. It is in fact in colour - but back and white is still how I see it, so bleak is the storyline.
The acting is excellent. It's certainly one of Caine's best roles, and the boss baddy (Kinnear) is well played by the renowned playwright John Osborne.
The film is now some 40 years old and yet it doesn't seem dated. Certainly there isn't the bloodiness of more recent gangster films, but the tension builds throughout helped by Caine's portrayal of a cold, relentless, ruthless man. The ending is unexpected (and I won't spoil it here), but well in keeping with the bleakness of the film.
'Get Carter' is a classic amongst British gangster films. 5/5 stars - highly recommended.
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Unsurprisingly, this movie still feels up to date. Convincingly portrays the underbelly of society, heartless, utterly selfish, take what you want from other non-violent "softies", and give them a severe kicking if they objector resist.
amorality always disbelieves in having payback drop onto them. Carter's contempt hits back at him devastatingly.
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