Alfie Darling Alfie Darling Alfie Darling is a 1975 British comedy drama film directed by Ken Hughes. The film premiered at the Universal Cinema in London on 6 March 1975. It is the sequel to the 1966 film "Alfie", with Alan Price taking over Michael Caine's role of Alfie. Price also penned the movie title song, performed and released as a single by Cilla Black who was also the first to record the title song based on the original movie, penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bill Naughton (who wrote
Lewis Gilbert Sky" (1956) (based on the life of air ace Douglas Bader), "Carve Her Name with Pride" (1958) (the story of SOE agent Violette Szabo) and "Sink the Bismarck!" (1960). Gilbert directed "Alfie" (1966) starring Michael Caine. Gilbert's wife Hylda discovered the play by Bill Naughton when she visited the hair salon and sat next to an actress who was in a production. Upon seeing the play, Hylda urged Gilbert to make it into a film. Gilbert used the technique of having the lead character speak directly to the viewer, a technique he later also used in "Shirley Valentine" (1989). Gilbert