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- 113 Minutes
- Paramount Pictures
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated: PG
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Lewis Gilbert
- Written by Bill Naughton
- Starring Eleanor Bron, Jane Asher, Julia Foster, Michael Caine, Millicent Martin, Shelly Winters, Shirley Anne Field, Vivien Merchant
Alfie is not really a bad sort. It's just that he has this overwhelming desire for the opposite sex. You might say that "birds" are irresistible to him, sort of second nature. With Michael Caine in the title role, ALFIE is a ribald and wild comedy, filled with sex and sin. For those who want to be entertained, ALFIE is charming, delightful and quick-moving. For those who want more, there is beneath the surface a lingering tragedy, simply and poignantly told, about the taker and the taken.
"With Michael Caine giving a powerfully strong performance as the woman-mad anti-hero, and with dialog and situations that are humorous, tangy, raw and, ultimately, often moving, the film may well shock. But behind its alley-cat philosophy, there's some shrewd sense, some pointed barbs and a sharp moral." -- Variety Staff, VARIETY
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