Alfie Darling

Alfie Darling (1975)

...cockier than ever!

Alfie meets his romantic match when the modern-day Casanova falls in love with a career woman. Alfie soon realises that Abby, a magazine editor, is just as romantically ruthless as he is.

Date of release
1975-07-17
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ken Hughes
Collection
Alfie Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Alfie Darling is a 1975 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Ken Hughes, and starring Alan Price, Jill Townsend, Paul Copley and Joan Collins. It is the sequel to Alfie (1966), with Alan Price taking over Michael Caine's role. It is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Bill Naughton. Price also wrote the title song. The film premiered at the Universal Cinema in London on 6 March 1975.

Production

The film is based on the 1970 novel Alfie Darling by Bill Naughton. It is a sequel to Alfie, which had been a radio play, then play and film.

Film rights were purchased in August 1970 by Joseph Janni and Anglo-EMI then under Nat Cohen. "I am delighted that Joe Janni has rejoined the fold", said Cohen, who had made several films with the producer. "We promise to give audiences a funny, tender and moving film." In January 1971, Michael Caine said he was open to starring in the film, stating "So much happened to me after Alfie maybe a lot more glorious things could happen after a sequel."…

In May 1973, Nat Cohen announced the film would be made as part of a slate of seven movies worth £5 million in all. Cohen said a lead had not been found for Alfie Darling, adding, "We are still hoping Michael Caine will do it for us. If we can get the right script and present it to him I think there is a chance he may agree. But if we cannot get Mike it will be someone of that stature."

Producer Dugald Rankin said the same month that they were looking for an actor younger than Caine and that five actors had been approached but no decision had been made on casting/

Patrick Mower says Ken Hughes offered him the role and Mower was going to play it, but then the producer's "12 year old daughter" saw Alan Price on Top of the Pops and recommended Price play the role. Price's casting was announced in June 1974. Price was a singer who had featured prominently in O Lucky Man! (1973) but who had not acted in a film before.

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