The Caretaker (Original title)The Guest (Alternative title)Harold Pinter's the Caretaker (Help search title)
Date: 1963 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Aston lives in an unfurnished room of an empty house owned by his brother Mick. He meets Davies, a tramp who has been sacked from an all night café and invites him back to the house. Davies talks about himself, how he wants to collect his identity papers from Sidcup and his need for new shoes. Mick visits the house while Aston is out and after tormenting and frightening Davies, asks him to stay on as caretaker. Aston has also asked him to do the same and Davies changes his allegiance between the brothers. First he is thrown out by Aston and brought back by Mick; then Mick throws him out. Davies then realises he is unwanted.Synopsis: Screen adaptation of the play by Harold Pinter.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Vagrants, Employment
Releases
Date: 1963Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9477 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: April 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 1963 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Clive Donner
Synopsis: Aston lives in an unfurnished room of an empty house owned by his brother Mick. He meets Davies, a tramp who has been sacked from an all night café and invites him back to the house. Davies talks about himself, how he wants to collect his identity papers from Sidcup and his need for new shoes. Mick visits the house while Aston is out and after tormenting and frightening Davies, asks him to stay on as caretaker. Aston has also asked him to do the same and Davies changes his allegiance between the brothers. First he is thrown out by Aston and brought back by Mick; then Mick throws him out. Davies then realises he is unwanted.Synopsis: Screen adaptation of the play by Harold Pinter.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Vagrants, Employment
Releases
Date: 1963Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9477 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: April 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(29)
©: Caretaker Films, Executive Producer: Charles Kasher, Producer: Michael Birkett, Financial Support: Peter Bridge, Financial Support: Richard Burton, Financial Support: Peter Cadbury, Financial Support: Leslie Caron, Financial Support: Noël Coward, Financial Support: Peter Hall, Financial Support: Charles Kasher, Financial Support: Harry Saltzman, Financial Support: Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Taylor, Production Manager: Claude Watson, Assistant Director: Peter Price, Continuity Girl: Lee Turner, Screenplay and original play: Harold Pinter, Director of Photography: Nicolas Roeg, Camera Operator: Alex Thompson, Editor: Fergus McDonell, Assistant Editor: Simon Napier-Bell, Production Designer: Reece Pemberton, Construction Manager: Dick Frift, Make-up: Jill Carpenter, Effects Scored by: Ron Grainer, Sound Recording: Robert Allen, Boom Operator: Adrian Klein, Dubbing Mixer: Hugh Strain
Cast
(3)
Alan Bates (Mick), Donald Pleasence (Davies), Robert Shaw (Aston)