The Caretaker (1963)

Directed by

Clive Donner

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drifter named Davies is taken in by a kind but unbalanced man in a cluttered London flat. The arrival of the man's brother creates a power struggle over Davies's loyalty.

tenseclaustrophobicslow-burnunsettlingminimalistpsychologically chargedbleakatmospheric

What happens

The Caretaker (also known as The Guest) is a 1963 British drama film directed by Clive Donner and starring Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence and Robert Shaw. It was based on the Harold Pinter play of the same name. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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