Get Carter (1971)

An original black-and-white photo still GC-15 from Get Carter (1971).

Capturing the film’s icy realism and modern British noir aesthetic. Set on a stark concrete walkway, the image frames a moment of quiet confrontation: Jack Carter advances with measured menace through a corridor of hard shadows, while a woman leans casually against the railing, her posture cool and watchful. The strong architectural lines and striped light patterns heighten the sense of control, danger, and emotional distance that define the film’s visual language.

This still perfectly reflects Get Carter’s stripped-back brutality and urban sophistication. Breaking sharply from the polished glamour of earlier British crime films, the film presented violence, sexuality, and power with an unvarnished edge. Michael Caine’s portrayal of Jack Carter redefined the screen gangster, cold, efficient, and utterly unforgiving, setting a new standard for cinematic anti-heroes. As a cultural landmark of early 1970s British cinema, Get Carter remains fiercely contemporary, and images like this stand as enduring symbols of its lethal cool and uncompromising vision.

Included on the back of this original publicity still is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer official snipe. Snipes were extra information, specific to the image, that the studio would want to include so that periodical/press write-ups could include the correct information. 

• Year: 1971
• Size: 8 X 10 Inches
• Condition: Unframed
• Product Code: T6362