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Alphaville
Alphaville

Alphaville

Suddenly the word is Alphaville... and a secret agent is in a breathless race against the Masters of the Future.

Genres

DramaScience FictionMystery

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Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”

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Budget

$220000

Revenue

$46585

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.937/10

Release Date

05 May 1965

Country

France

Cast

Eddie Constantine

Eddie Constantine

Lemmy Caution

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Natacha von Braun

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Henri Dickson

Valérie Boisgel

Valérie Boisgel

2nd Seductress Third Class (uncredited)

Jean-Louis Comolli

Jean-Louis Comolli

Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)

Michel Delahaye

Michel Delahaye

von Braun's Assistant (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

Léonard von Braun (uncredited)

Ernest Menzer

Ernest Menzer

Red Star Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Jean-André Fieschi

Jean-André Fieschi

Prof. Heckell (uncredited)

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