The Troubles of Alfred

Name: The Troubles of Alfred
Director: Pierre Richard
Released: 1972-2-1
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Pierre Richard, Anny Duperey, Jean Carmet, Paul Préboist, Yves Robert

Movie

Title	Les Malheurs d'Alfred
User score	5.8
Release date	Mar 1, 1972
Genre	Comedy
Director	Pierre Richard
Production country	France
Production companies	Madeleine Films, Gaumont International, Les Productions de la Guéville
Run time	98 min.

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.