BFI Bringing Get Carter Starring Michael Caine Back To Cinemas

The BFI are set to re-release Mike Hodges’ seminal Get Carter, starring Michael Caine, in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in May. Newly restored in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative, the restoration will be approved by Mike Hodges himself.

As well as screening in cinemas around the country, the film will have a two week Extended Run at BFI Southbank as part of the Mike Hodges retrospective, RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: The Films of Mike Hodges running from 1st – 31st May 2022. The season will feature special in person events including Mike Hodges In Conversation on 3rd May, and showcase his distinctive and eclectic body of film and television work.

Mike Hodges commented ‘I’m grateful to the BFI for yet again stepping up to champion Get Carter. The first time the Institute restored both the film and its reputation was 1999. That release led to it being favourably reappraised by audiences and critics. How could I not be grateful?’

This re-release is an unmissable opportunity for fans across the UK to enjoy the film once again in all its glory, looking the best it has ever looked on screen. Younger film fans will have the chance to discover the brilliance of Michael Caine’s portrayal of one of his most memorable and best-known characters. The BFI will then release the classic film on UHD (Ultra High Definition) and Blu-ray in July, with accompanying special features.

Legendary British actor Michael Caine is Jack Carter, the London gangland enforcer who returns to his hometown of Newcastle to avenge his brother’s untimely death. Rarely has the criminal underworld been so realistically portrayed than in this 1971 masterpiece. Shot on location, resulting in a devastatingly authentic snapshot of life in the north east of England in the late-industrial period, GET CARTER remains arguably the grittiest and greatest of all British crime films.

The fantastic cast also included Ian Hendry, Britt Eklund, Geraldine Moffat, John Osborne, Alun Armstrong, Bryan Mosley, and George Sewell.

Get Carter 4K will be in UK and Irish Cinemas from 27th May, with the 4K UHD as well as Blu-ray  set for release on 25th July.

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