The Troubles of Alfred

1972 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 1,104 VOTES · DIR. Pierre Richard

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Overview

Unlucky in love, Alfred tries to commit suicide, only to be thwarted by police efforts to prevent a simultaneous attempt by a nearby young woman. Recovering, the young lady puts him up at her house, as he has run out of places to live. He joins a Parisian sporting team and seems to have transferred his bad luck to a corrupt television boss who is attempting to manipulate the game so that Alfred's Paris team loses.

Dialogue Timeline — 682 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:22 Alfred, I love you!
00:09:12 Oh, please!
00:13:09 For the bridge, take the first on the left.
00:15:58 I could see he loved his son. I loved him too, without knowing him.
00:18:40 A signature...
00:22:19 Have a seat. I'll make you a compress.
00:28:18 We'd gone there for sauerkraut. And it was pretty good.
00:31:09 But it's not a work related fault.
00:34:21 Morel was here. I sent him downstairs on his back.
00:37:32 Age? -I'm just here with him.
00:39:11 Blow, sir. -I'm only here to...
00:42:18 This selection mockery? We've hired idiots, a brute...
00:46:09 You've all been carefully selected and glory may await you.
00:48:55 Berry leads 3 points to 0.
00:53:34 You should find work you like. To stay with them is suicide.
00:58:10 The game's about to start. Each candidate will be put...
01:01:19 I'll say: 'Sir...' -Hello, friends.
01:03:51 Don't I look ridiculous? -Not at all.
01:07:00 Who's that? Won't happen this time. -François Morel.
01:11:09 Not so long ago, those apples would have fallen on me.
01:15:02 Two more weeks and you'll have wasted the budget of the entire country.
01:19:37 Paulette!
01:23:52 She's not the only one. Right, ladies?
04:08:16 I'll let Morel know what I think!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed682
Dialogue density7.0 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line04:08:16

Production Record

DirectorPierre Richard
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,104