Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
For all its implicit misogyny, the original 1966 film version of Bill Naughton's play remains durable because of Michael Caine's career-defining performance as the cockney ladies' man.
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, TIME Magazine
Caine plays the sodding little spiv with a raucous charm that makes Alfie seem more interesting than he actually is.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Behind its alley-cat philosophy, there's some shrewd sense, some pointed barbs and a sharp moral.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
In its time, the film was praised for its sexual frankness and persuasive rendering of Swinging London; both seem quaint by contemporary standards. Caine's Cockney Don Juan, however, is sui generis.
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AskMen.com Staff, AskMen.com
Alfie (Michael Caine) is more than just a perpetual bachelor; he's a ladies' man, a cad, a man about town. Put bluntly: Alfie loves to have sex. He meets women and takes what he wants from them: pleasure. But behind him, Alfie is leaving a trail of misery
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Cast
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Michael Caineas Alfie -
Shelley Wintersas Ruby -
Millicent Martinas Siddie
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Julia Fosteras Gilda -
Jane Asheras Annie -
Shirley Ann Fieldas Carla

