The Caretaker

Jan 21, 1964

1h 40m

★ 7.2

Overview

Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes in Mac Davies, an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a café. In time Aston offers him a job as caretaker of the house. Aston's brother, Mick - a taunting, quasi-sadist - harasses the derelict when his brother is away, countermanding his orders...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Caretaker Films

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Cast

Mick

Alan Bates

Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

Donald Pleasence

Aston

Robert Shaw

Man

Harold Pinter

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