Get Carter18

Directed by Mike Hodges | UK | 1970 | 1h 51m | Starring Michael Caine, Britt Ekland, Ian Hendry, Tony Beckley, George Sewell

A cold-blooded London criminal returns to his hometown in Newcastle following the supposedly accidental death of his brother. Suspecting foul play, and with vengeance on his mind, he embarks on a brutal investigation to uncover the truth. A gritty and sleazy 1970s gangster classic that is now acknowledged as one of the greats of British cinema, resorted and re-released by the BFI.

Reviews

‘It is a violent kitchen-sink pulp with the observational brilliance and dour working-class realism of something by Ken Loach’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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