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Rating

7.0/10

Release1971

Runtime1h 52m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,814,462

RevenueN/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Movie

Get Carter

1971

1h 52m

7.0

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.

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