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Also known as Caretaker

1963 film by Clive Donner

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7.4

Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes in Mac Davies, an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a café. In time Aston offers him a job as caretaker of the house. Aston's brother, Mick - a taunting, quasi-sadist - harasses the derelict when his brother is away, countermanding his orders...

Released: 1964-01-21105 minDir: Clive DonnerDrama

Cast

  • Alan Bates as Mick
  • Donald Pleasence as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
  • Robert Shaw as Aston
  • Harold Pinter as Man

Themes

  • boarding house
  • black and white
  • homeless man
  • home renovation
  • 1960s

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

1,131 votes

Year
1963
Runtime
105 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Director
Clive Donner
Screenwriter
Harold Pinter
Cast member
Robert Shaw
Composer
Ron Grainer
Cinematographer
Nicolas Roeg
Narrative location
London
Duration
105
FilmAffinity ID
559319
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publication date
1963-01-01
title
The Caretaker
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
8.5/10
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