The Caretaker (The Guest) (1963)
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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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Clive Donner
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1963 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
More a theater experience than a cinema one.
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Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
This is a masterclass in tension and character exploration.
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Cast
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Alan Bates
as Mick
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Donald Pleasence
as Davis
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Robert Shaw
as Aston
- Robert Stack
