The Caretaker (film)

The Caretaker also known as The Guest is a 1963 British drama film directed by Clive Donner and based on the Harold Pinter play of the same name. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.

No distributor expressed interest in funding the film, which meant it was unable to attract investment from the National Film Finance Corporation, because it was unable to give money to projects without a reasonable chance of a commercial screening. The budget was eventually raised with the support of a consortium, which included such figures as Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Nol Coward and Peter Sellers, each member giving 1,000.The film was unable to obtain a release in London until it first screened in New York. According to Janet Moat, the film is striking. Donner deploys a nonmusical soundtrack, closeups and twoshots to unsettling and menacing effect. ........

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