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What happens when a professional killer violates the code? Get Carter! - Get Carter
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Title: Get Carter

Release Date: 3 Feb 1971

Runtime: 1h 52m

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.999 (494 votes)

Cast

  • Jack Carter: Michael Caine
  • Eric: Ian Hendry
  • Anna: Britt Ekland
  • Kinnear: John Osborne
  • Peter: Tony Beckley
  • Con: George Sewell
  • Glenda: Geraldine Moffat
  • Edna: Rosemarie Dunham
  • Doreen: Petra Markham
  • Keith: Alun Armstrong
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