A U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.
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Title: Alphaville (1965)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Eddie Constantine | ... | Lemmy Caution | |
| Anna Karina | ... | Natacha von Braun | |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Henri Dickson (as Akim Tamirof) | |
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Lemmy Caution, an American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet. His very American character is at odds with the city's ruler, an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression. Written by Gene Volovich <volovich@netcom.com>
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Towards the beginning, the term "light years" is used as if it were a measure of time, when actually it is a measure of distance. See more »Quotes
Alpha 60: Once we know the number one, we believe that we know the number two, because one plus one equals two. We forget that first we must know the meaning of plus.See more »
Crazy Credits
Before the credits, Godard adds one letter at a time to compose the word "fin"--"i"..."in"..."fin"--as though to suggest "I, in the end." See more »Alternate Versions
In the original French version, the voice of the computer Alpha 60 sounds harsh and throaty as if produced by belching. One English-dubbed version gives the computer a more typical computer-like voice. See more »
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