Dear John (1964)
Käre John (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 51min
- Drama, Romance
- 23 Nov 1964 (Sweden)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Jarl Kulle | ... |
John Berndtsson
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Christina Schollin | ... |
Anna
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Helena Nilsson | ... |
Helena
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Erik Hell | ... |
Yngve Lindgren
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Emy Storm | ... |
Karin Lindgren
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Morgan Anderson | ... |
Raymond
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Synnøve Liljebæck | ... |
Dagny
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Hans Wigren | ... |
Elon
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Håkan Serner | ... |
Erwin
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Bo Wahlström | ... |
Bosse
(as Bosse Wahlström)
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Erland Nordenfalk | ... |
Kurt
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Stig Woxther | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lars-Magnus Lindgren |
Written by
Lars-Magnus Lindgren | ... | () |
Olle Länsberg | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Göran Lindgren | ... | producer |
Music by
Bengt-Arne Wallin |
Cinematography by
Rune Ericson |
Editing by
Lennart Wallén |
Production Design by
Jan Boleslaw |
Costume Design by
Gunilla Pontén |
Makeup Department
Tina Johansson | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Bo Jonsson | ... | production manager |
Art Department
Sven Löfgren | ... | props |
Sound Department
Thomas Holéwa | ... | sound assistant |
Olle Jacobsson | ... | sound mixer |
Lars Lalin | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Karlsson | ... | electrician |
Pierre Rydberg | ... | grip |
Björn Thermænius | ... | assistant camera |
Location Management
Christer Abrahamsen | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Marianne Johnson | ... | continuity clerk |
Additional Crew
Justine Minard | ... | French subtitles |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1965) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- International Films (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- DLS Film (1966) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sigma III Corp. (1966) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
- SAH Distributors (2016) (World-wide)
- Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet (2019) (Sweden) (theatrical) (DCP)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
John is a shipmaster on a very small transportation boat which regularly attends a very small harbour to buy food, actually from Anna's father. She is a waitress and has a young daughter. She tells John that her name is Anita. They have met many times, but their first personal meeting is when both are swimming in early morning. John is asked to have morning coffee with Anna's family. He invites her and her child to a trip to Zoo in Copenhagen. Both have genuine feelings for each other. There are lovely three-some scenes when John is proud of "being" a father, and beautiful love scenes. Christina Schollin's naked body is cute but never obtrusive. But at that time girls were depreciated if they "gave in" too soon. So these scenes repeatedly alternate with hot misunderstandings, well-known exactly when two people with genuine feelings fear misunderstandings and try to preclude them. In the last minutes of the movie, when each has left the "harbour village" on the next day, and John has learned the real name of "Anita" and calls her from the boat, both realise without saying anything about it, that this is the beginning of a long relationship based on mutual feelings. Written by Max Scharnberg, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Taglines | It shows...it tells...it shocks... See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Sweden's official submission to the 38th Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film category. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Short cuts från Sandrews (1999). See more » |
Quotes |
John Berndtsson:
Jävla anständiga kyskhetsluder! [after Anna refuses John's initial sexual advances] See more » |