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The Caretaker
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Synopsis
The Guest is a filmed adaptation of the Harold Pinter play of the same name. Donald Pleasence plays a laconic tramp, who is invited to stay in the home of Robert Shaw, on the implied promise that he, Pleasence, will be hired as caretaker. Shaw's off-in-the-coop brother Alan Bates is delighted to have Pleasence around...to "play" with. In the manner of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Shaw and Bates uses Pleasence as a punching bag for their own hang-ups. Photographed with the proper degree of claustrophobia by Nicolas Roeg, The Caretaker was independently produced by a celebrity consortium including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Sellers, and Noel Coward. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Alan Bates Mick
Donald Pleasence Davis
Robert Shaw Aston

Production Crew

Reece Pemberton Art Director
Nicolas Roeg Cinematographer
Ron Grainer Composer (Music Score)
Clive Donner Director
Fergus McDonell Editor
Harold Pinter Play Author
Michael Birkett Producer
Harold Pinter Screenwriter
Year: 1963
Runtime: 105
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Caretaker Films

Awards
1963 - Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize - Berlin International Film Festival