Get Carter (1971) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Get Carter

Mike Hodges, 1971

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Jack's Return Home
Ted Lewis, 1970

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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RATING

7.4

/ 10

Movie Poster: Get Carter (Mike Hodges, 1971)

7.8

/ 10

Book Cover: Jack's Return Home (Ted Lewis, 1970)

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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

Poster of Get Carter, the 1971 movie by Mike Hodges

Year

1971

Minutes

112

Movie Rate

7.40

Source: IMDb

Movie

Get Carter

Country: UK

Year: 1971

Length: 1h52m

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Cover of Jack's Return Home, the 1970 book by Ted Lewis

Year

1970

Pages

224

Book Rate

7.84

S: Goodreads

Book

Jack's Return Home

Country: UK

First published in: 1970

Length: 224 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
Get Carter (2000)
Movie by Stephen Kay

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Cover of Jack's Return Home, the 1970 book by Ted Lewis

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