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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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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 26 2009 03:17 AM

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Mark Bourne

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 25 2007 10:23 AM

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Emanuel Levy

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 03 2006 12:30 PM

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Geoff Andrew

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:17 AM

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Cole Smithey

Michael Caine's breakout performance is awesome.

comment Comment | Oct., 27 2005 08:37 PM

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Bosley Crowther

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Thomas Delapa

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comment Comment | Apr., 21 2005 03:37 PM

Boulder Weekly

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David Cornelius

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 12 2005 03:18 PM

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James Sanford

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 20 2004 02:25 PM

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Rich Cline

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Shadows on the Wall

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Steve Crum

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

comment Comment | Oct., 15 2004 06:11 PM

Kansas City Kansan

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Diane Selkirk

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4/5

Dan Lybarger

Caine's terrific performance makes a viewer almost forget that the film is actually a condemnation of its character's swinging lifestyle.

comment Comment | Feb., 27 2004 04:25 AM

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Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Dec., 05 2003 03:59 PM

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3/5

Robert Roten

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comment Comment | Sep., 20 2003 11:35 AM

Laramie Movie Scope

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4/5

Ken Hanke

Essential 60s Michael Caine.

comment Comment | Nov., 12 2002 10:21 PM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Aug., 30 2002 03:08 PM

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Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Aug., 28 2002 01:05 PM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

The real strength, and the reason to see it, is the great performances from everyone involved.

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