The Caretaker
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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...
Status: Released
Released Date: 1964-01-21
Runtime: 105 mins
Director: Clive Donner
Writer: Harold Pinter
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Caretaker
Production Companies: Caretaker Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
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