Get Carter

Name: Get Carter
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: March 18, 1971
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Britt Ekland, Dorothy White, George Sewell, Geraldine Moffat, Ian Hendry

1971

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Chapel Distribution | Release Date: March 18, 1971 | TV-14

Starring: Britt Ekland, Dorothy White, George Sewell, Geraldine Moffat, Ian Hendry, John Osborne, Michael Caine, Petra Markham, Rosemarie Dunham, Tony Beckley

Summary: When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.

Director: Mike Hodges

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 112 min

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Grim, violent, and stylishly directed, Get Carter is an interesting film that brings some freshness to British crime cinema. Read full review

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The Guardian Michael Hann

Get Carter has as much value as a piece of social history as it does as a thriller. Read full review

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Empire Neil Jeffries

Possibly Caine's finest hour in one of the grittiest, most suspense-filled crime dramas of all time. Read full review

Peter Schjeldahl

Its violence is so ghastly and unremitting and its view of the human condition is so perfectly vile that one would almost rather wash one's mouth out with soap than recommend it. Yet it is so finely acted and crafted—and is so spectacularly better than the run of its genre—that as a lover of movies one feels practically diity‐bound to sing its praises. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Mike Hodges' top-notch adaptation of a Ted Lewis novel not only maintains interest but conveys with rare artistry, restraint and clarity the many brutal, sordid and gamy plot turns. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Get Carter has the sure feel for the underbelly of society, like the good American detective novelists have always had. Read full review

The Telegraph Staff (Not Credited)

Carter, of course, is a paragon of strength, intelligence, ruthlessness, sexual attraction and even a dry sense of humour. Michael Caine does well to portray him impassively, as if he feared to burst out laughing. [12 Mar 1971]

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timone

Nov 30, 2021

After Get Carter, I was first thinking about Michael Caine, and then I thought about The Italian Job but I realize he stared in The Muppet Christmas Carol. The one he played Ebeneezer Scrooge. When I saw Michael Caine, he was in that movie not Get Carter. So anyway's I'm just saying that toAfter Get Carter, I was first thinking about Michael Caine, and then I thought about The Italian Job but I realize he stared in The Muppet Christmas Carol. The one he played Ebeneezer Scrooge. When I saw Michael Caine, he was in that movie not Get Carter. So anyway's I'm just saying that to get it out of the way. Michael Caine as Jack Carter returns to Newcastle, England to seek revenge for his brother's death after going to the funeral and meet Doreen, her father, brother of Jack Carter. One day, he was surrounded by one of the henchmen, one who given called Brumby. So he was told by Brumby that Kinnear who is responsible for Jack's brother's death. He kills a women named Margaret after telling her about his brother a couple of minutes of the film. He calls the police to get Kinnear arrested and chases Eric and forcing him to drink a bottle of whisky. I really do like this movie. It's an absolute classic, especially for Michael Caine. It's definitely enjoyable for most people. Michael Caine is a great actor as Jack Carter. Great directing and I really do like the cinematography in this, really impressive especially for the 70's film. If you are a huge fan of Michael Caine then this is it. You should go watch it on TCM or get it in the DVD store. I think most people don't know about this film Get Carter. When I think of Michael Caine the first time, I was thinking about The Muppets starring Kermit the frog and Miss Piggy and all the other muppets. Well, I bet you can get some enjoyment on this one. I like it. It's an absolute classic.… Expand

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Mindurbidniss

May 8, 2021

This film has aged like milk to be honest. Caine's performance is solid, but overall it's very slow on delivery and could've been a decent film if it were cut to a good 90 minutes. Way too many unnecessary scenes, cheap effects (even for the time) and an overall lack of polish.

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