When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.
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Cast verified as complete
| Michael Caine | ... |
Jack Carter
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| Ian Hendry | ... |
Eric Paice
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| Britt Ekland | ... |
Anna
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John Osborne | ... |
Cyril Kinnear
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| Tony Beckley | ... |
Peter
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| George Sewell | ... |
John - A Con
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| Geraldine Moffat | ... |
Glenda
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Dorothy White | ... |
Margaret
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Rosemarie Dunham | ... |
Edna
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Petra Markham | ... |
Doreen
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| Alun Armstrong | ... |
Keith
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| Bryan Mosley | ... |
Cliff Brumby
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| Glynn Edwards | ... |
Albert
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| Bernard Hepton | ... |
Thorpe
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| Terence Rigby | ... |
Gerald Fletcher
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| John Bindon | ... |
Sid Fletcher
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| Godfrey Quigley | ... |
Eddie
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| Kevin Brennan | ... |
Harry
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Maxwell Deas | ... |
Vicar
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Liz McKenzie | ... |
Mrs. Brumby
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| John Hussey | ... |
Architect
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Ben Aris | ... |
Architect
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Kitty Atwood | ... |
Old Woman
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Denea Wilde | ... |
Pub Singer
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Geraldine Sherman | ... |
Girl in Café
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Joy Merlyn | ... |
Woman in Post Office
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Yvonne Miklosh | ... |
Woman in Post Office
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Alan Hockey | ... |
Scrapyard Dealer
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Karl Howard | ... |
'J'
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Don Archell | ... |
Drug Dealer (uncredited)
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Del Baker | ... |
Thug Dragged by Car (uncredited)
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John Cavanagh | ... |
Publican (uncredited)
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Ellis Dale | ... |
Undertaker (uncredited)
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Noreen Donnelly | ... |
Girl on Street (uncredited)
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Tommy Early | ... |
Blind Gambler (uncredited)
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Jenni Jubb | ... |
Brumby's Daughter (uncredited)
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John Morris | ... |
Thug (uncredited)
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| Alexander Morton | ... |
Hubert (uncredited)
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Reg Niven | ... |
Frank Carter (uncredited)
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| Terence Plummer | ... |
Thorpe's Driver (uncredited)
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| John Quarmby | ... |
2nd Gambler (uncredited)
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Peter Schofield | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Tracey Star | ... |
Woman Who Attacks Pub Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mike Hodges | ||
Written by
| Mike Hodges | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ted Lewis | ... | (novel "Jack's Return Home") |
Produced by
| Michael Caine | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Michael Klinger | ... | producer |
Music by
| Roy Budd | ||
Cinematography by
| Wolfgang Suschitzky | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| John Trumper | ||
Editorial Department
| Bryan Oates | ... | assistant film editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Irene Lamb | ||
Production Design by
| Assheton Gorton | ||
Art Direction by
| Roger King | ||
Costume Design by
| Evangeline Harrison | ... | (as Vangie Harrison) |
Makeup Department
| Allan McKeown | ... | hairdresser (as Alan McKeown) |
| George Partleton | ... | makeup artist |
| Paul Engelen | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Robert Sterne | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Keith Evans | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jim Atkinson | ... | dubbing editor |
| Hugh Strain | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Christian Wangler | ... | sound recordist (as Chris Wangler) |
| David Tappenden | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Jack Wallis | ... | special effects |
| Terry Schubert | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Del Baker | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| John Morris | ... | stunt director (uncredited) |
| Rocky Taylor | ... | stuntman (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dusty Miller | ... | camera operator |
| David Budd | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
| Doug Byers | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Bill Geddes | ... | camera grip (uncredited) |
| John MacAvoy | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Bob Penn | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Derek Gibson | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Roy Budd | ... | conductor / musician / musician: electric piano / musician: harpsichord |
| Jack Fishman | ... | lyricist |
| Jeff Cline | ... | musician: bass guitar (uncredited) / musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bryan Daly | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Jack Fishman | ... | music producer (uncredited) |
| Keith Grant | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| Chris Karan | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) / musician: percussion (uncredited) / musician: tabla (uncredited) |
| Judd Proctor | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Doreen Dearnaley | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Bill Geddes | ... | driver: camera car (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John Morris | ... | technical advisor (as Johnny Morris) |
| Vicki Deason | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Gordon Gardner | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios (made on location by)
Distributors
- MGM-EMI (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1971) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1971) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Filmipaja (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Fotorama (1971) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Akün Film (1974) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Spain) (theatrical)
- CEL Home Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (video) (Betamax)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Gibraltar) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (new 35mm print re-release)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1999) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Zephir Film (2000) (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Suevia Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Happinet(I). (2019) (Japan) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2022) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- BFI Video (2022) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Beverley Artistes Agency Ltd. (casting)
- De Wolfe Music (stock music)
- Olympic Studios (music recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A vicious London gangster, Jack Carter, travels to Newcastle for his brother's funeral. He begins to suspect that his brother's death was not an accident, and sets out to follow a complex trail of lies, deceit, cover-ups and backhanders through Newcastle's underworld, leading, he hopes, to the man who ordered his brother killed. Carter exhibits all the ruthlessness and unstoppability of the cyborg in The Terminator (1984), or Walker in Point Blank (1967), and he and the other characters in this movie are prone to sudden, brutal acts of violence.
Written by Mark Thompson |
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| Taglines | The original gangster is back. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | GBP750,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Writer and director Mike Hodges was surprised that a star of Michael Caine's stature would want to play Carter. Caine said "One of the reasons I wanted to make that picture was my background. In English movies, gangsters were either stupid or funny. I wanted to show that they're neither. Gangsters are not stupid, and they're certainly not very funny." He identified with Carter as a memory of his working class upbringing, having friends and family members who were involved in crime and felt Carter represented a path his life might have taken under different circumstances: "Carter is the dead-end product of my own environment, my childhood. I know him well. He is the ghost of Michael Caine." See more » |
| Goofs | Kinnear's LandRover [BYX 564B], driven by Eric Paice throughout most of the movie, is the same vehicle used by the Police when they raid Kinnear's mansion near the end. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #7.1 (1977). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Lookin' For Someone See more » |
| Quotes |
Cliff Brumby:
[blocking Carter's path]
Listen, I don't like it when some tough nut comes pushin' his way in and out of my house in the middle of the night! Bloody well tell me who sent you! Jack Carter: You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself. [Brumby takes a swing at Carter, who grabs his hand, punches him, and then slaps him in the face for good measure] Jack Carter: [as he's leaving] Goodnight, Mrs. Brumby. See more » |