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The Caretaker

First aired on Jan 21, 1964

Runtime: 105 mins

70%

Genres: Drama

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...

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Alan Bates | Mick
Donald Pleasence | Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
Robert Shaw | Aston
Harold Pinter | Man
Featured Crew
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Harold Pinter | Writer
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Clive Donner | Director
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Nicolas Roeg | Director of Photography
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Fergus McDonell | Editor
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Ron Grainer | Original Music Composer
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Michael Birkett | Producer