Alfie (Burt Bacharach song) in release in the US: besides the Cher version from the film and the Cilla Black original which had been issued in the US that July to peak at No.95 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, "Alfie" had been recorded by Vikki Carr, Jack Jones, Tony Martin, Carmen McRae, Joanie Sommers and Billy Vaughn. The five last-named singers had recorded "Alfie" in hopes of taking the song into the "Billboard" Easy Listening chart rather than scoring a mainstream Pop hit and both Joanie Sommers and Carmen McRae did score an Easy Listening hit with their respective versions of "Alfie" (Sommers -
Alfie (1966 film) Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards Cannes Film Festival The 1966 film was followed by "Alfie Darling" (1975), with Alan Price replacing Caine. An updated 2004 remake starred Jude Law in the title role. Alfie (1966 film) Alfie is a 1966 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael Caine. It is an adaptation by Bill Naughton of his own novel and play of the same name. The film was released by Paramount Pictures. "Alfie" tells the story of a young womanising man who leads a self-centred life, purely for his own enjoyment, until events force him