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Alphaville

Original title: Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
  • 19651965
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 39m
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7.0/10
25K
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Alphaville (1965)
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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  • Sci-Fi
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
25K
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  • Director
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Writers
    • Jean-Luc Godard
    • Paul Éluard(poem "Capitale de la douleur")
  • Stars
    • Eddie Constantine
    • Anna Karina
    • Akim Tamiroff
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Writers
    • Jean-Luc Godard
    • Paul Éluard(poem "Capitale de la douleur")
  • Stars
    • Eddie Constantine
    • Anna Karina
    • Akim Tamiroff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 136User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:27
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    Photos66

    Eddie Constantine in Alphaville (1965)
    Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    Eddie Constantine in Alphaville (1965)
    Eddie Constantine in Alphaville (1965)
    Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)
    "ALPHAVILLE". Jean-LucGodard, Anna Karina, Pathe, 1965. I.V.

    Top cast

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    Eddie Constantine
    Eddie Constantine
    • Lemmy Caution
    Anna Karina
    Anna Karina
    • Natacha von Braun
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Henri Dickson
    • (as Akim Tamirof)
    Valérie Boisgel
    • 2nd Seductress Third Class
    • (uncredited)
    Jean-Louis Comolli
    • Prof. Jeckell
    • (uncredited)
    Michel Delahaye
    Michel Delahaye
    • von Braun's Assistant
    • (uncredited)
    Jean-André Fieschi
    • Prof. Heckell
    • (uncredited)
    Christa Lang
    Christa Lang
    • 1st Seductress Third Class
    • (uncredited)
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    • Breakfast Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    László Szabó
    László Szabó
    • Chief Engineer
    • (uncredited)
    Howard Vernon
    Howard Vernon
    • Prof. Leonard Nosferatu - aka von Braun
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean-Luc Godard
    • Writers
      • Jean-Luc Godard
      • Paul Éluard(poem "Capitale de la douleur") (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The line by Alpha60 that begins "Time is the substance of which I am made" is paraphrased from the 1946 essay "A New Refutation of Time" by famous Argentinean writer and fantasist Jorge Luis Borges, which reads: "Our destiny is not frightful by being unreal; it is frightful because it is irreversible and iron-clad. Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire. The world, unfortunately, is real; I, unfortunately, am Borges."
    • Goofs
      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.
    • 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.

    • 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."
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1999)

    User reviews136

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A strange but beautiful adventure
    What can you say that hasn't already been said. The dispassionate pastiche that is Lemmy Caution. The lethargy is exhilarating at times. The photography inventive and startling. The sound design unique and ground breaking. The acting superb. The music fantastique! Love it or get out of here!
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    • sbahlin
    • Oct 9, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1965 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dick Tracy on Mars
    • Filming locations
      • Esso tower, La Défense, Hauts-de-Seine, France
    • Production companies
      • André Michelin Productions
      • Filmstudio
      • Chaumiane
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $220,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,696
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,298
      • Feb 9, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,696
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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