The Man Who Got Carter

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Although American fans of the original Get Carter can name-check its star Michael Caine and its director Mike Hodges, they're probably less familiar with its producer Michael Klinger...Mobilizing previously unmined archival material and fine-grained historical analysis, The Man Who Got Carter not only broaches the notion-pace star and auteur-director studies- that 'Klinger is Carter' but shines a klieg light on the rough and tumble relations between commerce and creativity, art and entertainment, during a key period in the history of British cinema.' Robert Miklitsch, Professor of Film Studies, Ohio University 'This is an absolutely outstanding book; I can't think of one that has impressed me so much on British cinema for a very long time. It is a test case for film history, in that it demonstrates the very best in resources, technique and method...it ought to be required reading for anyone interested in the British film industry.' Sue Harper, Emeritus Professor of Film History, University of Portsmouth. 'The Man Who Got Carter' is one of the best historical studies of the film industry ever written. Andrew Spicer and Anthony McKenna bring to light the extraordinary career of a producer whose life and work deserve to be much better known. It is an insightful, masterful study that provides an exemplary model of how to investigate the role and agency of the independent producer.' James Chapman, Professor of Film Studies, University of Leicester