Alpha Beta (1976)

Name: Alpha Beta
Director: Anthony Page
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-08-04
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Albert Finney, Rachel Roberts

Drama

Director: Anthony Page

Cast: Albert Finney, Rachel Roberts

8.3

Runtime70 min

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E. A. Whitehead adapted the script of Alpha Beta from his own play. Albert Finney is cast as "The Man," while Rachel Roberts plays "The Woman." The rest of the film remains in this pretentious vein, as we watch Finney and Roberts' marriage crumble before our eyes. One suspects that they might have patched things up had they ignored Whitehead's florid prose. Alpha Beta is salvaged dramatically by the dynamic performances of its stars, who far outshine the material.

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Fans of powerful dramatic performances will appreciate the dynamic interplay between Albert Finney and Rachel Roberts in the 1976 film Alpha Beta, directed by Anthony Page. Their raw, emotionally-charged portrayals elevate the material beyond its potentially pretentious origins, making this an absorbing character study of a crumbling marriage.

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Alpha Beta was a chain of supermarkets in the Southwestern United States. Stores under this brand existed between 1917 and 1995. Former Alpha Beta stores have all been purchased by other grocery chains and rebranded.