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Overview

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7.1/10   4,853 votes
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Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Writers:
Bill Naughton (play)
Bill Naughton (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 August 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Michael Caine is Alfie is Wicked ! more
Plot:
For Alfie, the only real life is sex life; only then can he kid himself he is living. Sex is not used as the working-class boy's way to 'the top'... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Caine Set To Quit U.K. Over Tax Hike
 (From WENN. 26 April 2009, 6:40 PM, PDT)

The Caine Scrutiny
 (From New York Post. 11 April 2009, 10:47 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
An excellent introduction to Michael Caine's work more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Michael Caine ... Alfie Elkins

Shelley Winters ... Ruby

Millicent Martin ... Siddie
Julia Foster ... Gilda
Jane Asher ... Annie
Shirley Anne Field ... Carla
Vivien Merchant ... Lily
Eleanor Bron ... The Doctor
Denholm Elliott ... The Abortionist
Alfie Bass ... Harry Clamacraft
Graham Stark ... Humphrey
Murray Melvin ... Nat
Sydney Tafler ... Frank
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Additional Details

Runtime:
114 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Stereo (Turner Classic Movies version)
Certification:
Canada:G (Quebec) (video rating) (1995) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:18A | West Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1972)
Company:
Lewis Gilbert more

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Trivia:
Alfie! opened at the Morosco Theater on December 17, 1964 and ran for 21 performances. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Alfie is in the doctors office and looks out of the window at the funeral, the window frame is of a different sort to the one we see of the interior. more
Quotes:
Alfie: Make a married woman laugh and you're halfway there. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The She-Creature (#9.8)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Alfie more

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20 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
An excellent introduction to Michael Caine's work, 15 November 1999
Author: Burning Phoenix (thefirstriddler@hotmail.com) from London, England

Having seen most of Michael Caine's work before, it was a pleasant surprise to see one of his first films. You can tell that it is one of his early roles and was not made with a large budget, but, as a good film should portray, it is quite clearly the quality of the script and the acting that outshines the sets and other superfluous aspects.

Caine's character is inherently unlikeable, but, he exudes such a strong charisma that one warms to him gradually. The films choice of supporting actress is also well done as they are controlled by Caine's character, but not upstaged.

The ending, for me is the key point in liking Caine's character, as without spoiling the film, the final scene, set against the Thames at night, is an outstanding piece of writing and direction.

Alfie is an excellent introduction to Michael Caine's work and, for all its flaws, it remains an outstanding film.

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