Get Carter is a movie directed by Mike Hodges in 1971 and based on the book Jack’s Return Home by Ted Lewis, first published in 1970. The movie features Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Tony Beckley, George Sewell, and others.
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Storyline
Newcastle-born gangster Jack Carter has lived in London for years in the employ of organised crime bosses Gerald and Sid Fletcher. Jack is sleeping with Gerald’s girlfriend Anna and plans to escape with her to South America, but he must first return to Newcastle and Gateshead to attend the funeral of his brother, Frank, who died in a purported drunk-driving accident.
Movie vs Book
Year
1971
Minutes
112
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Year
1970
Pages
224
Book Rate
7.84
S: Goodreads
Book
Jack's Return Home
Author: Ted Lewis
Country: UK
First published in: 1970
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jack Carter
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Stephen Kay
User polls & recommendations
“The job of the screenplay is to extract the essence of the story from the novel and reconfigure it for the screen maintaining its essence.”
BARRY EISLER (Writer)
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