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Alfie (1966)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:17

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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]

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

Starring: Michael Caine, Julia Foster, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Vivien Merchant, Jane Asher, Shirley Ann Field

Director: Lewis Gilbert

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

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Mar 10, 2009

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03/22/01
Dan Jardine
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03/16/04
Diane Selkirk
Diane Selkirk
Apollo Guide

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08/28/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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05/12/01
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC

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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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03/16/04
Channel 4 Film

Michael Caine's breakout performance is awesome.

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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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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07/25/07
Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com

Caine does such a flawless job in the role that he alone makes the film.

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03/12/05
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

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
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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05/12/01
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

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.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

a sober-minded study of one man's inability to settle down...

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10/20/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

It put Michael Caine on the movie star map, deservedly so.

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10/15/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

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09/20/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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12/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Essential 60s Michael Caine.

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11/12/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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05/09/05
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

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
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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