Released in 1971, <strong>Get Carter</strong> fell out of fashion until the cultural changes of the 1990s gave a new currency to its pessimistic vision of a doo... » 

Released in 1971, Get Carter fell out of fashion until the cultural changes of the 1990s gave a new currency to its pessimistic vision of a doomed male within a decaying social order. Steve Chibnall places the film in its social context, describes its making and discusses its characteristics. «