Alfie Movie Review 1966

What's it all about, Alfie? Caine, in his first starring role, plays the British playboy out of control in mod London. Alfie is a despicable, unscrupulous and vile sort of guy who uses woman after woman to fulfill his basic needs and then casts them aside until...tragedy strikes. Though this box office hit was seen as a sophisticated take on current sexual mores upon release, it now seems a dated but engaging comedy, notable chiefly for its performances. From the play by Bill Naughton. The title song "Alfie," sung by Dionne Warwick, was a top ten hit.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Play, Sex & Sexuality, London

Screenplay

Bill Naughton

Cast

Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Vivien Merchant, Julia Foster, Jane Asher, Shirley Anne Field, Eleanor Bron, Denholm Elliott, Alfie Bass, Graham Stark, Murray Melvin, Sydney Tafler

Cinematography

Otto Heller

Director

Lewis Gilbert

Music

Burt Bacharach, Sonny Rollins

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Cannes 1967: Grand Jury Prize; Golden Globes 1967: Foreign Film; Natl. Bd. of Review 1966: Support. Actress (Merchant); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1966: Actor (Caine).