Get Carter
“What happens when a professional killer violates the code? Get Carter!”
Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.
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Cast
36 people
Michael Caine
Jack Carter
Known for
Interstellar
Batman Begins
Ian Hendry
Eric
Known for
Repulsion
The Passenger
Britt Ekland
Anna
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Wicker Man
John Osborne
Kinnear
Known for
Flash Gordon
Tony Beckley
Peter
Known for
The Italian Job
When a Stranger Calls
George Sewell
Con
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
UFO
Geraldine Moffat
Glenda
Also in
George's Room
The Last Chapter
Rosemarie Dunham
Edna
Also in
The Wolves of Kromer
Late Call
Petra Markham
Doreen
Also in
Ace of Wands
Albert and Victoria
Alun Armstrong
Keith
Known for
Frontier
The Mummy Returns
Bryan Mosley
Cliff Brumby
Known for
Coronation Street
Glynn Edwards
Albert Swift
Known for
Zulu
The Blood Beast Terror
Mike Hodges Director · Ted Lewis Writer Roy Budd Composer
Budget $1.8M · United States release February 3, 1971 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Budget
$1,814,462
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · February 3, 1971
Theatrical
United States · February 3, 1971
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · March 12, 1971
Theatrical
United States
March 18, 1971 · Theatrical
Australia
February 4, 1972 · Theatrical
Canada
February 18, 1971 · Theatrical
Finland
February 3, 1971 · Physical
Germany
August 6, 1971 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 24, 2003 · TV · Net 5
August 18, 2011 · Physical · DVD
May 5, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
February 3, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 1971 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 27, 2022 · Limited theatrical · 4K Re-Release
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