Get Carter

1971 British film by Mike Hodges
Movie film Q511591
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Get Carter

Summary

Get Carter is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,728 views/month, #144 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Get Carter's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Get Carter was directed by Mike Hodges[4].
  • Mike Hodges wrote the screenplay for Get Carter[5].
  • Ted Lewis wrote the screenplay for Get Carter[6].
  • Get Carter's composer is recorded as Roy Budd[7].
  • Get Carter's genre is film noir[8].
  • Get Carter's genre is crime film[9].
  • Get Carter's genre is film based on a novel[10].
  • Get Carter's based on is recorded as Jack's Return Home[11].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Michael Caine[12].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Ian Hendry[13].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was John Osborne[14].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Britt Ekland[15].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Roy Budd[16].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Alun Armstrong[17].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Bernard Hepton[18].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was George Sewell[19].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Petra Markham[20].
  • A cast member of Get Carter was Geraldine Moffat[21].
  • Get Carter was produced by Michael Klinger[22].
  • Get Carter was produced by Michael Caine[23].
  • Get Carter's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[24].
  • Get Carter's director of photography is recorded as Wolfgang Suschitzky[25].
  • The original language of Get Carter was English[26].
  • Get Carter's Commons category is recorded as Get Carter[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Michael Klinger[22] and Michael Caine[23]. Get Carter was directed by Mike Hodges[4]. Screenwriters include Mike Hodges[5] and Ted Lewis[6]. Cast members include Michael Caine[12], Ian Hendry[13], John Osborne[14], Britt Ekland[15], Roy Budd[16], and Alun Armstrong[17].

Publication

Publication dates include February 3, 1971[28], February 18, 1971[29], March 12, 1971[30], March 18, 1971[31], April 7, 1971[32], and July 12, 1971[33]. The original language of Get Carter was English[26]. Genres include film noir[8], crime film[9], and film based on a novel[10].

Subject and Themes

Get Carter's main subject is revenge[34].

Reception

Reviews include 7.4/10[35], 86%[36], and 80/100[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Get Carter's after a work by is recorded as Ted Lewis[38].

Why It Matters

Get Carter ranks in the top 0.15% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,728 views/month, #144 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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  9. [11] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  26. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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