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''' | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = ''Get Carter'' | |||
|picture = Gc.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Theatrical poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | |||
|director = Mike Hodges | |||
|date= 1971 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios | |||
|distributor=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | |||
|character1=Jack Carter | |||
|actor1=[[Michael Caine]] | |||
|character2=Eric Paice | |||
|actor2=[[Ian Hendry]] | |||
|character3=Anna | |||
|actor3=Britt Ekland | |||
|character4=Cyril Kinnear | |||
|actor4=John Osborne | |||
|character5=Peter | |||
|actor5=[[George Sewell]] | |||
|character6=Keith | |||
|actor6=[[Alun Armstrong]] | |||
|character7=Peter | |||
|actor7=[[Tony Beckley]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Get Carter''''' is a 1971 crime film starring [[Michael Caine]] as Jack Carter, an enforcer for some London mobsters who seeks revenge after being set up. The film was an adaptation of author Ted Lewis' novel ''Jack's Return Home''. A [[Get Carter (2000)|remake]] starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] as Carter and [[Michael Caine]] as a different character was released in 2000. | |||
{{Film Title}} | |||
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{{Spoilers}} | |||
=Pistols= | |||
== SIG P210 == | == SIG P210 == | ||
Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) carries a [[SIG P210]] as | Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) carries a [[SIG P210]] as his sidearm, using it mostly during the gunfight on the ferry. | ||
[[Image:Sig P210.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG P210 - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Sig P210.jpg|thumb|none| | |||
[[Image:Gc sig 210.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter fires his [[SIG P210]] at Peter on the ferry.]] | [[Image:Gc sig 210.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter fires his [[SIG P210]] at Peter on the ferry.]] | ||
[[Image:Gc sig p210 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter holds his pistol while exchanging fire with Peter.]] | [[Image:Gc sig p210 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter holds his pistol while exchanging fire with Peter.]] | ||
[[Image:Gc sig p210 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Gc sig p210 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter aims his [[SIG P210]] on the ferry.]] | ||
[[Image:Gc sig p210 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter holds his pistol on Margaret.]] | [[Image:Gc sig p210 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter holds his pistol on Margaret (Dorothy White).]] | ||
==Walther PP== | |||
Con McCarty ([[George Sewell]]) appears to pull a [[Walther PP]]. Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) takes the pistol from him. | |||
[[File:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Walther PP Pistol - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[File:GC71 813.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Con McCarthy ([[George Sewell]]) appears to pull a [[Walther PP]]. ]] | |||
[[File:GetCarterConPistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack holds the shotgun on McCarty.]] | |||
[[File:GetCarterConPistol2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack takes the pistol.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | == 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] in his dead brother's house, and decides to take it. What's interesting is that, despite | Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] in his dead brother's house, and decides to take it. What's interesting is that, despite the fact he's extensively seen with the shotgun, he does not fire it in the film. In the book that inspired the film, ''Jack Returns Home'', the shotgun is meant to symbolize Jack's memories of going hunting with his brother, but in the film this meaning is lost. | ||
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Gc shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter finds his brother's shotgun]] | [[Image:Gc shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds his brother's shotgun and a box of shells.]] | ||
[[Image:Gc shotgun002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter forces Peter and Con McCarthy ([[George Sewell]]) out of his Newcastle apartment with his shotgun | [[Image:Gc shotgun002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Carter forces Peter and Con McCarthy ([[George Sewell]]) out of his Newcastle apartment with his shotgun while ''au naturel''.]] | ||
[[Image:Gc shotgun003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Highlight for Spoilers:''' <font color="white">Carter | [[Image:Gc shotgun003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Highlight for Spoilers:''' <font color="white">Carter confronts Eric (Ian Hendry) at the end of the film.</font color="white">]] | ||
== Ithaca 37 | == Ithaca 37 == | ||
Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) uses a | Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) uses what appears to be a [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun with a shortened barrel and custom buttstock during the gunfight with Carter on the ferry. Numerous posters for the film feature Carter with the same shotgun, but these images were taken from publicity photos as Carter doesn't use the shotgun in the film. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Ithaca_m37sawedoff.jpg|thumb|450px|none|'''Airsoft''' Ithaca 37 with sawed-off stock and barrel - (fake) 12 gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Gc shotgun004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter | [[Image:GC71 808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter (Tony Beckley) uses the shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:Get carter production photo.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Gc shotgun004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) prepares to reload his shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:Carter's Itheca.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Publicity photo of Carter holding the shotgun (he doesn't use it in the film).]] | |||
[[Image:Get carter production photo.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Publicity photo of Carter holding the shotgun (he doesn't use it in the film).]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
== Remington Model 700 == | == Remington Model 700 == | ||
The assassin 'J' uses a [[Remington Model 700]] | The assassin 'J' uses a [[Remington Model 700]] at the end of the film. | ||
[[Image:Remington 700 BDL.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Remington 700 BDL.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Model 700 - .308 Winchester]] | ||
[[Image:Gc sniper.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'J' takes aim at Carter. | [[Image:Gc sniper.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'J' takes aim at Carter.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | |||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
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Get Carter is a 1971 crime film starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, an enforcer for some London mobsters who seeks revenge after being set up. The film was an adaptation of author Ted Lewis' novel Jack's Return Home. A remake starring Sylvester Stallone as Carter and Michael Caine as a different character was released in 2000.
The following weapons were used in the film Get Carter (1971):
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Pistols
SIG P210
Jack Carter (Michael Caine) carries a SIG P210 as his sidearm, using it mostly during the gunfight on the ferry.
Walther PP
Con McCarty (George Sewell) appears to pull a Walther PP. Jack Carter (Michael Caine) takes the pistol from him.
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
Jack Carter (Michael Caine) finds a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun in his dead brother's house, and decides to take it. What's interesting is that, despite the fact he's extensively seen with the shotgun, he does not fire it in the film. In the book that inspired the film, Jack Returns Home, the shotgun is meant to symbolize Jack's memories of going hunting with his brother, but in the film this meaning is lost.
Ithaca 37
Peter (Tony Beckley) uses what appears to be a Ithaca 37 shotgun with a shortened barrel and custom buttstock during the gunfight with Carter on the ferry. Numerous posters for the film feature Carter with the same shotgun, but these images were taken from publicity photos as Carter doesn't use the shotgun in the film.
Rifles
Remington Model 700
The assassin 'J' uses a Remington Model 700 at the end of the film.
