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Alphaville
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Summary
A hard-boiled detective film that excels in pacing and direction but struggles with cinematography. 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.”
Cast
Eddie Constantine
Lemmy Caution
Anna Karina
Natacha von Braun
Akim Tamiroff
Henri Dickson
Valérie Boisgel
2nd Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Comolli
Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
Michel Delahaye
von Braun's Assistant (uncredited)
Christa Lang
1st Seductress Third Class (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
László Szabó
Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Howard Vernon
Léonard von Braun (uncredited)
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