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Alfie

"Is any man an Alfie? Ask any girl!"

1966-03-29 Comedy 1hr 54m

A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.

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Storyline

A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.

  • Released
    1966-03-29
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 54m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Lewis Gilbert Productions

Crew

Lewis Gilbert
Director
Bill Naughton
Screenplay
Lewis Gilbert
Producer
Keywords:
london, england based on play or musical womanizer playboy breaking the fourth wall unwanted pregnancy stray dog old-age home

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Cast

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Alfie Elkins
Shelley Winters

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Millicent Martin

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Julia Foster

Julia Foster
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Sydney Tafler

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Tony Selby

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Pauline Boty

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Reviews for Alfie
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A Review by wizzardss 8

Written by wizzardss on 2021-02-17

In his younger years it would be fair to say that Michael Caine was typecast as a rough-and-ready Cockney. Whether that was agent Harry Palm... read more

In his younger years it would be fair to say that Michael Caine was typecast as a rough-and-ready Cockney. Whether that was agent Harry Palmer in _The Ipcress File_ or the efficacious Charlie Croker in _The Italian Job_, Caine became Britain's greatest self parody of a bygone era. In _Alfie_, Caine plays the eponymous character, a womanising lad-about-town who cares more about with who he'll be sleeping with than where he'll be sleeping that evening. The ladies - and there are more than a few - are often discarded as, literal, objects of desire, but as Alfie comes to learn, actions will eventually have consequences. When watched through a contemporary lens, there is something both creepy and despicable about Alfie - if any modern man behaved the way that Alfie does, he would rightly be lambasted by the #MeToo movement. But then, this is both the sexually liberating 1960's and Alfie never claims to want to be admired or looked up to. It would be easy to say that he treats all the women badly, but there is an argument that it is the men who usually come off worse, whether he is charming another man's wife into bed, or demanding so much attention that a perfectly respectable man is barely noticed. In fact, there are moments when Alfie's moral side appears to shine through as he suddenly become repentant of his actions, and it is impossible not to feel sorry for him. With Caine often breaking the fourth wall and delivering Alfie's inner monologues, you quickly realise that you - the viewer - are also being cleverly manipulated. Through clever writing and Caine's irresistible roguish charm, _Alfie_ is a multi-layered comedy with an exceptionally important moral message.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-09-02

Michael Caine is a bit too convincing as the sleazy, London man-about-town who only cares about having a beautiful girl on his arm (and in h... read more

Michael Caine is a bit too convincing as the sleazy, London man-about-town who only cares about having a beautiful girl on his arm (and in his bed). It isn't so much that he's a misogynist, more that sees women in only one linear fashion and as he has no use for them - or anyone else, for that matter, unless it is for his own immediate gratification. The narrative of the film takes us on his slow journey of self-realisation; he starts to comprehend the shallowness of his existence and embarks on his own yellow brick road to maturity. There are some great supporting contributions from Shelley Winters and Denholm Elliott and a cast of glamorous 1960s British models to lend credence to his hedonistic lifestyle. It is hard to watch 50-odd years later; the character is so odious - but that is testament to good acting and a novel - intimate - creative style of directing from Lewis Gilbert. Sonny Rollins turns out a great score too.

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A Review by wizzardss

In his younger years it would be fair to say that Michael Caine was typecast as a rough-and-ready Cockney. Whether that was agent Harry Palmer in _The Ipcress File_ or the efficacious Charlie Croker in _The Italian Job_, Caine became Britai...

reviewer avatar

A Review by wizzardss 8

Written by wizzardss on 2021-02-17

In his younger years it would be fair to say that Michael Caine was typecast as a rough-and-ready Cockney. Whether that was agent Harry Palmer in _The Ipcress File_ or the efficacious Charlie Croker i...

read more
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-09-02

Michael Caine is a bit too convincing as the sleazy, London man-about-town who only cares about having a beautiful girl on his arm (and in his bed). It isn't so much that he's a misogynist, more that ...

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