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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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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
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gangster ⓘ |
| characterOriginCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTraits |
calculating
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cold ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| costumeIconography |
sharp suit
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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
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| influenced | later British gangster films ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityOfCharacter | British ⓘ |
| notableSceneType |
revenge killing
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violent confrontation ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle |
intense
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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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