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The Caretaker

1964 • 1h45m Drama

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7.2/10

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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...

Details

Director

Clive Donner

Screenplay

Harold Pinter

Cast

Alan Bates

Donald Pleasence

Robert Shaw

Release date

1/21/1964

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

13