Get Carter

 Directed by Mike Hodges

 1970

The challenge faced by costume designer Evangeline Harrison was contrasting Michael Caine&amp;#39;s sophisticated gangster style with the local fashion of Newcastle, the hardscrabble town he arrives in to avenge the murder of his brother. Her solution was to bring Caine to the legendary &amp;#39;60s tailor Dougie Hayward for a fitting. &amp;quot;Dougie&amp;#39;s suits were almost &amp;#39;30s in their cuts,&amp;quot; says Harrison. &amp;quot;Quite high-waisted. They flared over the hips a little.&amp;quot; The suits created a look that was both sophisticated and menacing, perfect for a film whose stark display of sex and violence led one critic to compare it to &amp;quot;a bottle of neat gin swallowed before breakfast.&amp;quot;