What happens when a professional killer violates the code? Get Carter!
Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.
Get Carter (1971) is a crime and thriller film directed by Mike Hodges, released on February 3, 1971 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland and John Osborne. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 586 ratings.
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Michael Caine
as Jack Carter
Ian Hendry
as Eric
Britt Ekland
as Anna
John Osborne
as Kinnear
Tony Beckley
as Peter
George Sewell
as Con
Geraldine Moffat
as Glenda
Rosemarie Dunham
as Edna
Petra Markham
as Doreen
Alun Armstrong
as Keith
Bryan Mosley
as Cliff Brumby
Glynn Edwards
as Albert Swift
Directed by Mike Hodges, written by Mike Hodges and Ted Lewis, produced by Michael Klinger and Michael Caine.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 586 ratings.
When Jack went home! Get Carter, not just one of the finest exponents of British neo-noir, but one of the greatest British films ever, period. Michael Caine stars as Jack Carter, a tough no nonsense operator in the London underworld who returns to his home town of Newcastle Upon Tyne when his brother turns up dead. Directed and adapted to screenplay by Mike Hodges from Ted Lewis' novel "Jack's Return Home", Get…
Reviewed on January 4, 2015
Michael Caine is "Jack Carter" - a gangster who heads from London to Newcastle in England's north east to bury his brother "Frank". On the face of it, he was killed in a car accident after taking a dram or two too many. Thing is, though, "Carter" knows that his brother was no whisky drinker - and so smells a rat. Soon he is embroiled again in the local gangland antics in which he grew up, and on the trail of the…
Reviewed on June 2, 2022
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The main cast of Get Carter (1971) includes Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne and Tony Beckley. The film was directed by Mike Hodges. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Get Carter was released on February 3, 1971 and runs for 1h 52m.
Get Carter (1971) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 586 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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