Alfie

UPC: 097360660449

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Michael Caine's first starring role was a foray into dramatic irony, scripted by Bill Naughton from his novel and play. Alfie (Caine) is a charming, rogueish Cockney who cannot get his fill of women. He uses them without shame or malice, jumping from one promiscuous female's bed to another without much thought or feeling. Of course, Alfie's not as carefree as he would have the audience -- to whom he often speaks directly -- think: he treats his pregnant, common-law wife, Gilda (Julia Foster), quite shabbily, and has an affair with a married woman (Vivien Merchant) that leaves her pregnant, for which Alfie arranges an abortion. In the end, Alfie never finds lasting meaning or pleasure but remains an unrepentant, if low-class, Don Juan. Caine was Oscar-nominated for his performance. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best British Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Most Promising Newcomer – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Supporting Actress – null Best Supporting Actress – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Original Score – null Best Original Score – null Best Foreign Film - English Language – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Special Jury Prize – Cannes Film Festival Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress – National Board of Review Best Foreign Film - English Language – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Actor – National Society of Film Critics

Features: Theatrical trailer

Alfie

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 03/06/2001

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 113 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Scene Selection
0. Scene Selection
1. Siddie [:10]
2. Gilda [5:58]
3. Malcolm [1:43]
4. The Manageress [7:57]
5. The Chiropodist [1:09]
6. Dora [2:07]
7. The X-ray Technician [:36]
8. Humphrey [:33]
9. The Doctor [3:31]
10. Harry [1:52]
11. Carla [1:00]
12. Lily [4:59]
13. Annie [1:28]
14. Ruby [6:25]
15. Frank [2:50]
16. The Abortionist [3:02]
17. The Younger Man [1:51]
18. Alfie [7:53]

Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Lewis Gilbert's Alfie made quite a splash upon release in 1966, garnering good reviews and six Academy Award nominations. While the film has a certain visual flair and a soundtrack by jazz great Sonny Rollins, many viewers will find the film out of date and sexist. This English film is still enlightening to watch because of Michael Caine's portrait of Alfie (his first starring roll), a self-centered, fun-loving English chap who, because of his harsh treatment of women, is mostly unsympathetic. He attempts to win the viewer's sympathy nonetheless, with the novel technique of addressing the camera directly. Of course, much of his folly is meant to be ironic; at some point, Gilbert seems to suggest, sexual conquests are unfulfilling. While Alfie does pay a price for his indulgences, he never changes and never develops a lasting relationship. Alfie represents the rare '60s film that attempts to examine the consequences of the sexual revolution, candidly covering the subjects of pregnancy and abortion. Gilbert also directed several James Bond films, and he renewed his association with Michael Caine for 1983's Educating Rita. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., Rovi

Cast and Crew: Julia Asher  Actor 
Virginia Wetherell  Actor 
Peter Graves  Actor 
Burt Bacharach  Composer (Music Score) 
Hal David  Composer (Music Score) 
Lewis Gilbert  Director 
Lewis Gilbert  Producer 
Bill Naughton  Screenwriter 
Sonny Rollins  Composer (Music Score) 
Michael Caine  Actor 
Shelley Winters  Actor 
Millicent Martin  Actor 
Julia Foster  Actor 
Jane Asher  Actor 
Shirley Ann Field  Actor 
Vivien Merchant  Actor 
Eleanor Bron  Actor 
Denholm Elliott  Actor 
Alfie Bass  Actor 
Graham Stark  Actor 
Murray Melvin  Actor 
Sydney Tafler  Actor 

Country: UK