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Caretaker - kuokkavieras

Original title: The Caretaker
  • 19631963
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 45m
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7.1/10
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Caretaker - kuokkavieras (1963)
Drama
While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston's brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston's brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston's brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
856
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  • Director
    • Clive Donner
  • Writer
    • Harold Pinter(play)
  • Stars
    • Alan Bates
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Robert Shaw
  • Director
    • Clive Donner
  • Writer
    • Harold Pinter(play)
  • Stars
    • Alan Bates
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Robert Shaw
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    • 20User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Caretaker - kuokkavieras (1963)
    Donald Pleasence and Robert Shaw in Caretaker - kuokkavieras (1963)
    Donald Pleasence and Alan Bates in Caretaker - kuokkavieras (1963)
    Donald Pleasence and Alan Bates in Caretaker - kuokkavieras (1963)
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    Alan Bates
    Alan Bates
    • Mick
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Mac Davies…
    Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw
    • Aston
    Harold Pinter
    Harold Pinter
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clive Donner
    • Writer
      • Harold Pinter(play)
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    • Trivia
      Donald Pleasence was nominated for the 1962 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "The Caretaker" and re-created his role in this movie.
    • Quotes

      Mick: I could turn this place into a penthouse. For instance this room. This room could have been the kitchen. Right size, nice window, sun comes in. I'd have I'd have teal-blue, copper and parchment linoleum squares. I'd have those colours re-echoed in the walls. I'd offset the kitchen units with charcoal-grey worktops. Plenty of room for cupboards for the crockery. We'd have a small wall cupboard, a large wall cupboard, a corner wall cupboard with revolving shelves. You shouldn't be short of cupboards. You could put the dining-room across the landing, see? Yes. Venetian blinds on the window, cork floor, cork tiles. You could have an off-white pile linen rug, a table in... in afromosia teak veneer, sideboard with matte black drawers, armchairs in oatmeal tweed, a beech frame settee with a woven sea-grass seat... (sits up) it wouldn't be a flat it'd be a palace.

    • Connections
      Referenced in This Week in Britain: The Caretaker (1963)

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    10/10
    Futility trebled
    What is the point of anything ? Weary, stale, flat, unprofitable.Three aspects of one persona. That is the point and message of this play and movie. If we could get down to Sidcup, get our papers, discover our identity, it would help. We could then finish the shed, and get all the rooms in the house decorated, and then rent them out. But it doesn't seem likely. We go round in circles in our dingy little car. Our current situation is just not our bag. End of story. Gripping masterpiece, not equalled by anything else from Pinter, nor by the actors. In fact, an acting masterclass, provided by the script. Once seen, never forgotten. No sex, no drugs, and any violence is merely virtual. Wonderful. But dated. Like Hamlet.
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    • Jan 19, 2018

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1968 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Guest
    • Filming locations
      • 31 Downs Road, Hackney, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Caretaker Films
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    • Budget
      • £30,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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