Alfie (Burt Bacharach song) version of "Alfie" was released at the end of June 1966 almost two months prior to the film's US premiere (August 25, 1966); Sonny Bono's production showcased the song à la Phil Spector. Despite being the follow-up to the #2 hit "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", "Alfie" rose no higher than #32. It was also a top 40 hit in Canada, reaching #36. The versions of "Alfie" by both Cilla Black and Cher were released in Australia in July 1966, with Black's becoming the major hit at #22; the Cher version's Australian chart peak was #96. "Alfie" was
Michael Klinger (producer) ended, and reverting the auditorium into its earlier use as a cinema, and using it as a setting for "Secrets of a Windmill Girl" (1966). It was Klinger though who persuaded Tenser to back the first English language feature films of Polish director Roman Polanski. Despite the success of "Repulsion" (1965) and "Cul-de-Sac" (1966), Klinger and Tenser ended their business connection in 1967. Klinger sent the Ted Lewis novel "Jack's Return Home" to director Mike Hodges, asking whether he would be interested in adapting and directing a film version. Hodges agreed. The result, starring Michael Caine, "Get Carter", was released