Director – Mike Hodges – 1971 – UK – Cert. 18 – 111m ***** A London gangster takes the train to Newcastle to find out who killed his brother… and why… in a defining film for both Michael Caine and British cinema – back out in cinemas on Friday, May 27th Fifty years old, Hodges’ […]
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Get Carter
(1971)
- Post author By Jeremy Clarke
- Post date May 27 2022
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