Film director Mike Hodges, 1932-2022 - Obituary
Film director Mike Hodges was credited with changing the style of gangster films with his 1971 classic Get Carter in which Michael Caine played a cold-hearted gangster hell-bent on revenge.
Film director Mike Hodges was credited with changing the style of gangster films with his 1971 classic Get Carter in which Michael Caine played a cold-hearted gangster hell-bent on revenge.
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