Michael Caine as Jack Carter

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Michael Caine as Jack Carter is the iconic, coldly ruthless London gangster at the center of the 1971 British crime film "Get Carter," widely regarded as one of Caine’s defining screen roles.

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instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal
filmCharacterRole
accentOrSpeechStyle Cockney
appearsIn Get Carter NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme moral ambiguity
organized crime
revenge
basedOn Jack’s Return Home NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Ted Lewis NERFINISHED
characterName Jack Carter NERFINISHED
characterOccupation enforcer
gangster
characterOriginCity London NERFINISHED
characterTraits calculating
cold
ruthless
costumeIconography sharp suit
sunglasses
trench coat
criticalReception widely acclaimed
culturalStatus iconic British gangster character
directorOfFilm Mike Hodges NERFINISHED
distributorOfFilm MGM NERFINISHED
filmCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom NERFINISHED
filmEra 1970s British cinema
filmGenre crime film
neo-noir
filmReleaseYear 1971
homeMediaAvailabilityOfFilm Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
influenced later British gangster films
languageOfFilm English
narrativeRole protagonist
nationalityOfCharacter British
notableSceneType revenge killing
violent confrontation
portrayalStyle intense
understated
portrayedBy Michael Caine NERFINISHED
primaryMotivationInFilm investigate brother’s death GENERATED
primarySettingOfStory Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfFilm MGM-EMI NERFINISHED
screenwriterOfFilm Mike Hodges NERFINISHED
secondarySettingOfStory Gateshead NERFINISHED
settingType industrial northern England
significanceInCareerOfActor defining role for Michael Caine
violenceDepiction gritty
weaponAssociatedWithCharacter shotgun

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