{"product_id":"the-caretaker-dvd-blu-ray-1963","title":"The Caretaker (DVD + Blu-ray) (1963)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\r\n\r\n  \u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\" http-equiv=\"content-type\"\u003e\r\n  \u003ctitle\u003e\u003c\/title\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Caretaker (DVD + Blu-ray) \u003cbr\u003e\r\nDirected by Clive Donner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst renovating his dilapidated home Aston (Robert Shaw)\r\ninvites an irritable and devious vagrant (Donald Pleasence) to stay.\r\nBut, when his ill-tempered brother Mick (Alan Bates) returns, an\r\nominous yet darkly comic power struggle between the trio commences.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA play that changed the face of modern theatre and made Harold\r\nPinter's name, \u003ci\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of\r\nPinter's most famous works. Featuring original production cast members\r\nPleasence and Bates and sensitively directed by Clive Donner (\u003ci\u003eHere\r\nWe Go Round The Mulberry Bush\u003c\/i\u003e) and shot by Nicolas Roeg, this\r\nstudy of shared illusion, tragic dispossession and the fraternal bond\r\nof unspoken love, combines mesmerising performances and the magic of\r\nPinter's dialogue into a spellbinding film.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Features:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Alan Bates, Clive Donner and producer\r\nMichael Birkett (2002)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eIntroduction by critic and author Michael Billington (2002,\r\n6 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOn Location with The Caretaker\u003c\/i\u003e (1962, 5\r\nmins): an extract from the TV series \u003ci\u003eThis Week in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFrom Play Into Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2002, 15 mins):\r\nMichael Billington on the making of \u003ci\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/i\u003e,\r\nusing materials donated by Clive Donner to the BFI National Archive\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eOther extras TBC\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new\r\nessay by critic author Amy Simmons, writing by Michael Billington and\r\nfull film credits\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bfi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55652521476481,"sku":"BFIB1332","price":13.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/9050\/5986\/files\/3074057.jpg?v=1778314759","url":"https:\/\/hit.co.uk\/products\/the-caretaker-dvd-blu-ray-1963","provider":"Hit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}