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starring: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Tony Beckleydirected by: Mike Hodges
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304286821
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304286821
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 42463
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: March 18, 1971
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For Get Carter, the able Michael Caine checked in his likable working-class-bloke persona to play a very unlikable working-class bloke, London gangster Jack Carter. Heading 'up north' to get to the bottom of the recent death of his brother, he runs afoul of the local color, who don't appreciate his meddling. Not content to accept the police report of suicide, Carter begins investigating. He encounters the local mob boss, his sleazy chauffeur with eyes like 'piss holes in the snow,' and the lovely town porn star. The film moves along at a leisurely pace, until Carter finds out the grim truth. The final third of the film has Jack Carter on the vengeance path. No one in this film gets a happy ending. When it's over, you feel as though you need to wipe the soot off yourself and go stand under a sun lamp. The British board of tourism would prefer you didn't watch this film. --Kristian St. Clair
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not to be Missed!
*Get Carter* is a five-star written, acted, produced, directed example of Filmic Art, without doubt. It is a film that couldn't come out of America, so that encourages a certain fascination as well. It is also a source of self-examination for people, such as myself, who have roots in Newcastle.
Newcastle (-upon-Tyne) was a place of coal and iron extraction for centuries. Arguably it gave birth to the Industrial Revolution. It's inhabitants, Geordies they're called, when they weren't ... Read More
Rating: - Great thriller for those who like character over techno eye candy
This is an old fashioned movie about a man in the 'trade' who finds that his brothers accident is no accident. Winding through the maze of characters to find his brother's killer, you are exposed to the dark, ugly side of people. Caine is terrific as the anti hero, and his flaws are just as great as the flaws of the people he is tracking. A word of caution. I hate the blockbuster ...spiderman, the mummy, and the like. So if you like them you probably won't like this. There is absolutely no eye ... Read More
Rating:  - Great thriller/drama film with hidden depth.
Michael Caine stars in this very gritty and classic 1971 British gangster film as Jack Carter a London based gangster traveling to Newcastle to find the truth about his brother's death. This was definetely one of Michael Caine's best roles and the film has a great mix of violent thugs and ruthless killers, it was realistic since writer/director Mike Hodges made Michael Caine's character into a ruthless and bloddthirsty killer that is not sympathetic but still likable and the pacing of the film was ... Read More
Rating: - Revenge Consumes Everything In Its Path
A good friend gave me this movie as a present. It was definitely not as a feelgood gesture. His constant comment was, "I have not been able to find a single redeeming quality in Michael Caine's character."
Well, he was almost right. Michael Caine is, honestly, outstanding in the lead role here, playing a mob operative who heads home to Newcastle upon the death of his brother. As a gang figure, he understands the ethos. As a brother, he shows just about the only redemptive emotion when ... Read More
Rating: - Carter Got His Gun
When his brother dies under the suspicious circumstances, tough and ruthless London gangster, Jack Carter (Michael Caine) goes to Newcastle to investigate his death. He finds a web of lies, silence, deceit, and danger from the local criminal world. By searching for truth and justice, Carter puts his own life in jeopardy since he becomes dangerous and unwanted intruder who may uncover some dirty secrets that better stay uncovered. Michael Caine plays a cold, unlikable character, a killer who does have one ... Read More
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