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Alfie

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Alfie (1966)

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Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 18  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Synopsis: Michael Caine stars as ALFIE, a feckless London lothario whose chief pleasure in life is to have a good time on dates with a different woman each day of the week. When he accidentally impregnates his live-in girlfriend, Gilda (Julia Foster), he takes a vacation in the country to think about his... Michael Caine stars as ALFIE, a feckless London lothario whose chief pleasure in life is to have a good time on dates with a different woman each day of the week. When he accidentally impregnates his live-in girlfriend, Gilda (Julia Foster), he takes a vacation in the country to think about his life--while still managing to engage in sexual affairs with a variety of women, including millionairess Ruby (Shelley Winters), young runaway Siddie (Millicent Martin), and even his friend's wife, Lily (Vivien Merchant). However, Alfie can't vacation forever. Before long, his fatherly responsibilities catch up with him and he's forced to face the product of his debauchery. Based on the novel of the same name by Bill Naughton, ALFIE touches on a number of controversial topics (polygamy and child abandonment, for starters). Director Lewis Gilbert cleverly mixes comedy and tragedy with a crucial lesson about immorality. The film features one of Caine's finest performances. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Michael Caine, Julia Foster, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Vivien Merchant

Director: Lewis Gilbert
Screenwriter: Bill Naughton
Producer: Lewis Gilbert
Composer: Sonny Rollins

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 27, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Sensormatic
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

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What makes it work is charismatic Caine and the witty, intelligent script. Both work together to keep this remorseless bastard who uses and hurts women from being completely unlikable or unsympathetic.

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Michael Caine gives a bravura, career-making and Oscar-nominated, performance as a Cockney Don Juan, who's by turns weak and endearing, charming and despicable, but the film has aged badly.

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07/03/06
Emanuel Levy
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Michael Caine's breakout performance is awesome.

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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
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05/09/05
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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Caine does such a flawless job in the role that he alone makes the film.

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03/12/05
David Cornelius
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a sober-minded study of one man's inability to settle down...

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10/20/04
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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10/19/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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It put Michael Caine on the movie star map, deservedly so.

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10/15/04
Steve Crum
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03/16/04
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03/16/04
Diane Selkirk
Apollo Guide
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Caine's terrific performance makes a viewer almost forget that the film is actually a condemnation of its character's swinging lifestyle.

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02/27/04
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
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12/05/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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09/20/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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Essential 60s Michael Caine.

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11/12/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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08/28/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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The real strength, and the reason to see it, is the great performances from everyone involved.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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