Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative by the BFI, and approved by director Mike Hodges,Get Carteris back, and looking and sounding better than ever
Michael Caineis Jack Carter, the London gangland enforcer who returns to his hometown of Newcastle to investigate his brothers death. Rarely has the criminal underworld been so realistically portrayed as in this 1971 masterpiece. Shot on location, resulting in a devastatingly authentic snapshot of life in the north east of England,Get Carterremains arguably the grittiest and greatest of all British crime films.
Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative by the BFI, and approved by directorMike Hodges,Get Carteris back, and looking and sounding better than ever.
“One of the greatest British Films of all time”Total Film
“Thrilling and scandalous”Little White Lies
This 2-Disc Blu-ray edition is strictly limited to 5,000 copies.
Extras
- Limited edition 2-disc set
- Newly restored and presented in High Definition
- Newly recorded introduction by Michael Caine (2022, 3 mins)
- Audio commentary featuring Mike Hodges, Michael Caine and Wolfgang Suschitzky (2000)
- Newly recorded audio commentary featuring Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
- Isolated score by Roy Budd
- Mike Hodges in Conversation(2022, 60 mins): the director discusses his career in this interview recorded at BFI Southbank
- The Sound of Roy Budd(2022, 17 mins): film music expert Jonny Trunk explores the varied career of Roy Budd, and revisits Budd’s iconic, minimalist score forGet Carter
- Roy Budd Plays Get Carter(1971, 4 mins)
- BBC Look Northlocation report (1970, 5 mins): surviving footage of a 1971 report onGet Cartersmaking, from the BBCs regional news programme
- Dont Trust Boys(2022, 22 mins): actor Petra Markham reflects upon her career on stage and screen, and recalls her role inGet Carter
- Klinger on Klinger(2022, 24 mins): Tony Klinger recalls and evaluates the career of his father, Michael Klinger, Producer ofGet Carter
- The Ship Hotel – Tyne Main(1967, 33 mins): Philip Trevelyans evocative documentary film about a pub on the banks of the River Tyne
- International trailer (1971)
- Rerelease trailer (2022)
- Michael Caines message to premiere attendees (1971, 1 min)
- Script gallery
- 80-page book featuring new writing by Mark Kermode, Tim Pelan, John Oliver and Jason Wood. Also includes Alex Coxs intro to the filmsMoviedromescreening in 1990, stills, and notes on the restoration by the BFIs Douglas Weir
- Double-sided poster featuring the original UK quad and 2022 rerelease artwork
- A set of four postcards featuring iconic scenes from the film
- Newly created English subtitles for the Deaf and partial hearing
- Newly created audio description track
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