Aston (Robert Shaw), a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes in Mac Davies (Donald Pleasence), an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a café. In time Aston offers him a job as caretaker of the house. Aston's brother, Mick (Alan Bates) - a taunting, quasi-sadist - harasses the derelict when his brother is away, countermanding his orders. Eventually Aston, himself irritated by the cantankerous old man, puts him out.
这部电影佳作《看管人》英语是1963年英国上映的剧情片,这部剧深受观众喜爱,并在播出后获得了极高的收视率和口碑,剧中的角色形象塑造鲜明,故事情节紧凑,剧情发展合理。更微妙的是在导演Clive,Donner的指导下,Alan,Bates,Donald,Pleasence,Robert,Shaw每一个演员的出色表演将剧中的角色形象栩栩如生地呈现在观众面前。无论是剧情、演员的表演还是剧中歌曲,都是该电影巨作亮点的所在。