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Alphaville
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
1965•1h 39m•NR•★ 7.1
Mystery / Science Fiction / Thriller
Synopsis
Secret agent Lemmy Caution arrives in the distant, totalitarian technocratic galaxy of Alphaville posing as a journalist to destroy the despotic supercomputer Alpha 60, which has outlawed poetry, love, and free thought. Jean-Luc Godard's Berlin Golden Bear-winning sci-fi noir filmed without special effects in modern glass-and-steel Paris.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
WriterJean-Luc Godard
CinematographyRaoul Coutard
MusicPaul Misraki
Principal Cast
Eddie ConstantineLemmy Caution
Anna KarinaNatacha von Braun
Akim TamiroffHenri Dickson
Valérie Boisgel2nd Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Louis ComolliProf. Jeckell (uncredited)
Michel Delahayevon Braun's Assistant (uncredited)
Christa Lang1st Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre LéaudBreakfast Waiter (uncredited)
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 39m (99 mins)
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DirectorJean-Luc Godard
LanguagesFrench
CountryFR, IT
StudioChaumiane Productions • Filmstudio
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