Alphaville backdrop

Alphaville poster

Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1965

Runtime1h 39m

StatusReleased

Budget$220,000

Revenue$46,585

Production

Filmstudio

Athos Films

Chaumiane

André Michelin Productions

Movie

Alphaville

1965

1h 39m

6.9

Drama

Science Fiction

Mystery

Synopsis

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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