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{{Infobox Movie
 
{{Infobox Movie
|name = Get Carter
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|name = ''Get Carter''
 
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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 [[Get Carter (2000)|remake]] starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] as Carter and [[Michael Caine]] as a different character was released in 2000.
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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 [[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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== SIG P210 ==
 
== SIG P210 ==
 
Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) carries a [[SIG P210]] as his sidearm, using it mostly during the gunfight on the ferry.
 
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]]
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[[Image:Sig P210.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG P210 - 9x19mm]]
 
[[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.]]
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==Walther PP==
 
==Walther PP==
 
Con McCarty ([[George Sewell]]) appears to pull a [[Walther PP]]. Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) takes the pistol from him.
 
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.]]
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[[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: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:GetCarterConPistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack holds the shotgun on McCarty.]]
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=Shotguns=
 
=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 the fact he's extensively seen with the shotgun, he does not fire it in the film.
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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 symbolise Jack's memories of going hunting with his brother, but in the film this meaning is lost.
[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]
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[[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens and Company side by side shotgun - 12 gauge]]
 
[[Image:Gc shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack Carter ([[Michael Caine]]) finds his brother's shotgun and a box of shells.]]
 
[[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 while ''au naturel''.]]
 
[[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 confronts Eric (Ian Hendry) at the end of the film.</font color="white">]]
 
[[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 ==
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== Remington Model 31 ==
Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) uses what appears to be a [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun with a shortened barrel and custom buttstock in 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.
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Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) uses what appears to be a [[Remington Model 31]] shotgun with a shortened barrel and buttstock during the gunfight with Carter on the ferry.
[[Image:Ithaca_m37sawedoff.jpg|thumb|450px|none|'''Airsoft''' Ithaca 37 with sawed-off stock and barrel - (fake) 12 gauge]]
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[[Image:RemingtonModel31.jpg‎|none|right|450px|Remington Model 31 - 12 gauge]]
 
[[Image:GC71 808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter (Tony Beckley) uses the shotgun.]]
 
[[Image:GC71 808.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter (Tony Beckley) uses the shotgun.]]
 
[[Image:Gc shotgun004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) prepares to reload his shotgun.]]
 
[[Image:Gc shotgun004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Peter ([[Tony Beckley]]) prepares to reload his shotgun.]]
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== Ithaca 37  ==
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Numerous posters for the film feature Carter with an [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun with a shortened barrel and modified buttstock, but these images were taken from publicity photos and Jack never actually uses the shotgun in the film.
 
[[Image:Carter's Itheca.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Publicity photo of Carter holding the shotgun (he doesn't use it in the film).]]
 
[[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).]]
 
[[Image:Get carter production photo.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Publicity photo of Carter holding the shotgun (he doesn't use it in the film).]]
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=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
 
== Remington Model 700 ==
 
== Remington Model 700 ==
The assassin 'J' uses a [[Remington Model 700]] sniper rifle at the end of the film.
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The assassin 'J' uses a [[Remington Model 700]] at the end of the film.
[[Image:Remington 700 BDL.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Model 700 .308 Winchester]]
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[[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.]]
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[[Category:Movie]]
 
[[Category:Movie]]
 
[[Category:Crime]]
 
[[Category:Crime]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
 
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]

Latest revision as of 18:40, 10 January 2024


Get Carter
Gc.jpg
Theatrical poster
Country UKD.jpg United Kingdom
Directed by Mike Hodges
Release Date 1971
Language English
Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Main Cast
Character Actor
Jack Carter Michael Caine
Eric Paice Ian Hendry
Anna Britt Ekland
Cyril Kinnear John Osborne
Peter George Sewell
Keith Alun Armstrong
Peter 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 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):


SPOILERS.jpg WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!


Pistols

SIG P210

Jack Carter (Michael Caine) carries a SIG P210 as his sidearm, using it mostly during the gunfight on the ferry.

SIG P210 - 9x19mm
Carter fires his SIG P210 at Peter on the ferry.
Carter holds his pistol while exchanging fire with Peter.
Carter aims his SIG P210 on the ferry.
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.

Walther PP Pistol - .32 ACP
Con McCarthy (George Sewell) appears to pull a Walther PP.
Jack holds the shotgun on McCarty.
Jack takes the pistol.

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 symbolise Jack's memories of going hunting with his brother, but in the film this meaning is lost.

J. Stevens and Company side by side shotgun - 12 gauge
Jack Carter (Michael Caine) finds his brother's shotgun and a box of shells.
Carter forces Peter and Con McCarthy (George Sewell) out of his Newcastle apartment with his shotgun while au naturel.
Highlight for Spoilers: Carter confronts Eric (Ian Hendry) at the end of the film.

Remington Model 31

Peter (Tony Beckley) uses what appears to be a Remington Model 31 shotgun with a shortened barrel and buttstock during the gunfight with Carter on the ferry.

Remington Model 31 - 12 gauge
Peter (Tony Beckley) uses the shotgun.
Peter (Tony Beckley) prepares to reload his shotgun.

Ithaca 37

Numerous posters for the film feature Carter with an Ithaca 37 shotgun with a shortened barrel and modified buttstock, but these images were taken from publicity photos and Jack never actually uses the shotgun in the film.

Publicity photo of Carter holding the shotgun (he doesn't use it in the film).
Publicity photo of Carter holding the shotgun (he doesn't use it in the film).

Rifles

Remington Model 700

The assassin 'J' uses a Remington Model 700 at the end of the film.

Remington Model 700 - .308 Winchester
'J' takes aim at Carter.

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