Actor John Osborne (1929)

Get Carter (1971), a British gangster film and the directorial debut of Mike Hodges, follows the story of Jack Carter, a London-based gangster originally from Newcastle. He works for the notorious crime bosses Gerald and Sid Fletcher, but has been carrying on an affair with Gerald’s girlfriend Anna. Jack is planning to escape with her to South America, but first he must attend his brother Frank’s funeral in Newcastle, who supposedly died in a drunk driving accident. Despite warnings from his bosses to avoid trouble due to the friendship between Gerald and the Newcastle mob, Jack decides to investigate ...