Alfie (1966)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

Lewis Gilbert

Escritores:

Bill Naughton (play)
Bill Naughton (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

24 agosto 1966 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Michael Caine is Alfie is Wicked !

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'...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Courage | Womanizer | Male Female Relationship | Swinging London

Premios:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Deeper than it seems at first glance

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Alfie (Spain) [es]

Duración:

114 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono | Stereo (Turner Classic Movies version)

Clasificación:

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)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Tower of London, Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Compañía:

Lewis Gilbert

Trivialidades:

On its original release, the film had an all instrumental soundtrack, by Sonny Rollins. The Oscar nominated song, by Bacharach and David, was added for the American release, and to a British re-release. For the UK release, the song was sung by Cilla Black over the end credits, which went to #9 on the British charts. For the US release, the song was originally to be sung by Dionne Warwick over the end credits, but was replaced at the last minute by the version sung by Cher. Ironically, Warwick's version outperformed Cher's on the Billboard charts.

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: 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.

Citas:

Alfie: I don't want no bird's respect - I wouldn't know what to do with it.

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Banda de Sonido:

Alfie

Deeper than it seems at first glance

This is a seriously good comedy. Michael Caine is delightfully saucy as the title character. He ought to seem a cad, and at times he is, but he takes his lumps too, and takes them in stride. The supporting cast is very effective, with especially excellent performances by Jane Asher, Shelley Winters and Millicent Martin. The camera work is also notable, and London serves as an effective backdrop. Definitely worth a look, and a reminder Michael Caine was as good then as he is now.