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London, England | Womanizer
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Best EnglishLanguage Foreign Film | 1967
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | 1967
Best Actor | 1966 | Michael
1966 | Lewis
Best Actor | 1967 | Michael
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1967 | Michael
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1967
Best Writing Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | 1967 | Bill
Best Music Original Song | 1967
Best Picture | 1967 | Lewis
Best Original Song | 1967
Best Supporting Actress | 1967 | Shelley
Best Actor Drama | 1967 | Michael
Best Screenplay | 1967 | Bill
Best Director | 1967 | Lewis
Best British Cinematography Colour | 1967
Best British Actor | 1967 | Michael
Best British Film | 1967 | Lewis
Best British Screenplay | 1967 | Bill
Best British Film Editing | 1967
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | 1967 | Sonny
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 1967 | Lewis
For her few scenes with Sir Michael Caine, Shelley Winters couldn't understand his dialogue at all, due to his strong Cockney accent, and had to wait until her leading man stopped moving his lips before responding with her lines.
This movie cost only £500,000, about which director Lewis Gilbert famously quipped that the sum was "the sort of money studio executives spend on cigar bills".
Alfie says in horror about the older Harry, "He's 35 years old!" In real life, Sir Michael Caine was 33 in 1966, and Alfie Bass, who played Harry, was 55.
On its original release, this movie had an all instrumental soundtrack, by Sonny Rollins. The Oscar nominated song, by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was added for the American release, and to a U.K. re-release. For the U.K. re-release, the song was sung by Cilla Black over the end credits, which went to number nine on the British charts. For the U.S. release, the song was originally to be sung by Dionne Warwick over the end credits, but was replaced at the last minute by the version sung by Cher. Ironically, Warwick's version outperformed Cher's on the Billboard charts. Burt Bacharach produced Cilla's version, although George Martin insisted his be the only name to be credited.
First of four Sir Michael Caine movies also featuring Denholm Elliott.
"[final words of the film] Alfie: You know what? When I look back on my little life and the birds I've known, and think of all the things they've done for me and the little I've done for them, you'd think I've had the best of it along the line. But what have I got out of it? I've got a bob or two, some decent clothes, a car, I've got me health back and I ain't attached. But I ain't got me peace of mind - and if you ain't got that, you ain't got nothing. I dunno. It seems to me if they ain't got you one way they've got you another. So what's the answer? That's what I keep asking myself - what's it all about? Know what I mean?"
"Alfie: My understanding of women only goes as far as the pleasure. When it comes to the pain I'm like any other bloke - I don't want to know."
