Alphaville (1965)
Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 39min
- Drama, Mystery
- 05 May 1965 (France)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Eddie Constantine | ... |
Lemmy Caution
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Anna Karina | ... |
Natacha von Braun
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Akim Tamiroff | ... |
Henri Dickson
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Valérie Boisgel | ... |
2nd Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
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Jean-Louis Comolli | ... |
Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
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Michel Delahaye | ... |
von Braun's Assistant (uncredited)
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Jean-André Fieschi | ... |
Prof. Heckell (uncredited)
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Christa Lang | ... |
1st Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
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Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... |
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
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László Szabó | ... |
Chief Engineer (uncredited)
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Howard Vernon | ... |
Léonard von Braun (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard |
Written by
Jean-Luc Godard | ... | () |
Paul Éluard | ... | (poem "Capitale de la douleur") (uncredited) |
Produced by
René Allamelle | ... | producer (uncredited) |
André Michelin | ... | producer |
Giorgio Moser | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Jo Siritzky | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Paul Misraki |
Cinematography by
Raoul Coutard |
Editing by
Agnès Guillemot |
Production Design by
Pierre Guffroy | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
Philippe Dussart | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacques Barzaghi | ... | trainee assistant director |
Charles L. Bitsch | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Hélène Kalougine | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Jean-Paul Savignac | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
René Levert | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Georges Liron | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Georges Pierre | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- André Michelin Productions (presents)
- Filmstudio (presents)
- Chaumiane (copyright holder)
- Athos Films
Distributors
- Athos Films (1965) (France) (theatrical)
- Elan Films (1965) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Filmstudio (1965) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Pallas Filmverleih (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Pathé Contemporary Films (1965) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Syncronfilm (1965) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Tonefilm (1965) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Connoisseur Film Ltd. (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Lumina Film (1966) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Rosa Films S.A. (1966) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Art Theatre Guild (ATG) (1970) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Palace Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Rai 2 (1987) (Italy) (tv)
- Connoisseur Video Collection (1988) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- The Criterion Collection (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- The Criterion Collection (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- La Cinquième (1999) (France) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Continental Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2006) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Raro Video (2008) (Italy) (DVD) (box set)
- ARTE (2010) (France) (tv)
- Arthaus (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Rialto Pictures (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue) (subtitled)
- New Star (2014) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Ciné+ (2021) (France) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming) (subtitled)
- Leopardo Filmes (2024) (Portugal)
- Janus Films (United States)
- Mundial Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ilford (film)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 |
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Taglines | The strange adventure of Lemmy Caution - secret agent of the future See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $220,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | It is unknown who did the voice of the Alpha 60 computer. The voice of Alpha 60 was performed by a man with a mechanical voice box replacing his cancer-damaged larynx who wanted to remain anonymous. See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Une vague nouvelle (1999). 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 » |
Quotes |
[English subtitled version]
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 » |