Picture above: Ted Lewis typing on set. Ted wrote the novel ‘Jack’s Return Home’ which formed the basis for the film. Michael Caine and Ian Hendry in the distance. Wallsend/ Hebburn Ferry Landing. Get Carter (1971)

Get Carter (1971) – Original Screenplay [PDF Download]

Screenplay: By Mike Hodges (based on the novel by Ted Lewis ‘Jack’s Return Home’

Download >>> Get Carter – Screenplay [1971]

Cinephilia and Beyond website has a very good article entitled “Why Mike Hodges Uncompromising Gangster Film Gained Cult Following” – with an exclusive interview with Mike Hodges by the DLD College, London and a short documentary with cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky. Well worth a visit!

See also:  Get Carter (1971) – Cinephilia and Beyond

Until next time,

Neil Hendry
Editor, Official Website of Ian Hendry

Further Reading

A detailed account of the life and work of Ian Hendry in the new biography:

Read:  ‘Send in the Clowns – The Yo Yo Life Of Ian Hendry’ by Gabriel Hershman