The Caretaker (1963) ( The Guest )

The Caretaker (1963) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Guest
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
126 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Featurette
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1963 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Clive Donner

Written By:
Clive Donner
Harold Pinter

Actors:
Alan Bates ..... Mick
Donald Pleasence ..... Mac Davies/Bernard Jenkins
Robert Shaw ..... Aston

Synopsis:

The Guest is a filmed adaptation of the Harold Pinter play of the same name. Donald Pleasence plays a laconic tramp, who is invited to stay in the home of Robert Shaw, on the implied promise that he, Pleasence, will be hired as caretaker. Shaw's off-in-the-coop brother Alan Bates is delighted to have Pleasence around...to 'play' with. In the manner of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Shaw and Bates uses Pleasence as a punching bag for their own hang-ups. Photographed with the proper degree of claustrophobia by Nicolas Roeg, The Caretaker was independently produced by a celebrity consortium including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Sellers, and Noel Coward.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 September, 2020.