Get Carter

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British film crime film film thriller film

Get Carter is a 1971 British crime thriller film, widely regarded as a classic of the genre, in which Michael Caine plays a ruthless London gangster investigating his brother’s death in Newcastle.

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Get Carter canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film ⓘ
crime film ⓘ
film ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
basedOn Jack's Return Home ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Ted Lewis ⓘ
certificate X (original UK release) ⓘ
character Jack Carter ⓘ
cinematographyBy Peter Suschitzky ⓘ
surface form: Wolfgang Suschitzky
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed by critics ⓘ
director Mike Hodges ⓘ
distributor MGM Distribution Co. ⓘ
surface form: MGM-EMI Distributors
editedBy John Trumper ⓘ
era New Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: New Hollywood era
filmingLocation Gateshead ⓘ
Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasRemake Get Carter (2000 film) ⓘ
homeMedia released on Blu-ray ⓘ
released on DVD ⓘ
released on VHS ⓘ
leadActor Michael Caine ⓘ
leadActorRole Michael Caine as Jack Carter ⓘ
musicBy Roy Budd ⓘ
narrativeTheme corruption ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
notableFor being regarded as a classic British crime film ⓘ
its gritty depiction of criminal underworld in northern England ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A London gangster travels to Newcastle to investigate and avenge his brother's suspicious death. ⓘ
producer Michael Klinger ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
protagonist Jack Carter ⓘ
releaseDateUK 1971-03-10 ⓘ
releaseYear 1971 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 112 ⓘ
screenwriter Mike Hodges ⓘ
settingCountry England ⓘ
settingLocation Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ
starring Britt Ekland ⓘ
Bryan Mosley ⓘ
Ian Hendry ⓘ
John Osborne ⓘ
Michael Caine ⓘ
status cult classic ⓘ
title Get Carter self-link ⓘ
violenceDepiction noted for its realistic and brutal violence ⓘ

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Michael Caine → notableWork → Get Carter ⓘ
Britt Ekland → notableWork → Get Carter ⓘ
Britt Ekland → workIn → Get Carter ⓘ
Mark Canton → notableWork → Get Carter ⓘ
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. → notableWork → Get Carter ⓘ
Get Carter → title → Get Carter self-link ⓘ
Alun Armstrong → notableWork → Get Carter ⓘ
Sir Michael Caine (attended briefly) → notableWork → Get Carter ⓘ
subject surface form: Michael Caine
David McKenna → notableWork → Get Carter ⓘ
David McKenna → wroteScreenplayFor → Get Carter ⓘ