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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5 May 1965 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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$220,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,298, 9 February 2014Gross USA:
$47,696Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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1.37 : 1
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Despite the fact that the film is a work of science-fiction and supposed to be in a city of the future, all the sets were existing locations in Paris in 1965, and all the weapons are conventional firearms. See more »Goofs
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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 »Frequently Asked Questions
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This film is however unique, virtually impossible to categorize and visually arresting. It's basically a film noir set in an Orwellian future with its lead character using emotion, jokes, philosophy and love to weeds doubts into the rule imposed by a mechanized society of tomorrow....and well it's much more than that too. Recommended to anyone who enjoys the qualities listed in the first paragraph.