Käre John (1964)

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Original title	Käre John
Swedish release title	Käre John
Distribution title	Dear John (Frankrike/Storbritannien/USA) Lieber John (Västtyskland) Kære John (Danmark) Kjære John (Norge) Rakas John (Finland) Drága John (Ungern) Il mio caro John (Italien) Kaftoi erotes (Grekland) Bir ask gecesi (Turkiet) Yorokobi (Japan)

Director	Lars-Magnus Lindgren
Screenplay	Lars-Magnus Lindgren
Line Producer	Göran Lindgren
Production Manager	Bo Jonsson
Director of Photography	Rune Ericson
Music	Bengt-Arne Wallin
Art Director	Jan Boleslaw
Film Editor	Lennart Wallén
Production Mixer	Lars Lalin
Script Supervisor	Marianne Axelsson (as Marianne Johnson)
Unit Manager	Christer Abrahamsen
Camera Operator	Björn Thermænius
Still Photographer	Per-Olow Andersson (as Per Olow)
Musical Arrangement	Bengt-Arne Wallin
Propman	Sven Löfgren
Costume Designer	Gunilla Pontén
Make-up Supervisor	Tina Johansson
Boom Operator	Thomas Holéwa
Re-recording Mixer	Olle Jakobsson

Jarl Kulle	John Berndtsson, skeppare
Christina Schollin	Anita - Anna, servitris
Helene Nilsson	Helena, hennes dotter
Erik Hell	Yngve Lindgren, kaféägare
Emy Storm	Karin Lindgren, Yngves fru
Morgan Andersson	Raymond, Anitas bror
Synnöve Liljebäck	Dagny, Raymonds fästmö
Hans Wigren	Elon, bästeman
Håkan Serner	Erwin, kocken
Bo Wahlström	Bosse, besättningsman
Erland Nordenfalk	Kurt, besättningsman
Christer Abrahamsen	mannen vid jukeboxen
Brita Ericson	damen på bussen
Stig Woxther	droskchauffören i Malmö

Production Company	Sandrew Film & Teater AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Sandrew Film & Teater AB	1964
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2019
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB	2008
Laboratory	AB Film-Labor

Censorship number	102571
Date	1964-11-14
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	3035 meters
Notes	Speltid: 111 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Optical mono
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	3035 meter
Length in minutes	111 min
Reels	6 reels

Original title	Käre John (Novel)
Author	Olle Länsberg

				1964-06-01	1964-07
Sandrew-Ateljéerna i Filmstaden	Råsunda	Sweden
	Klagshamn, Skåne	Sweden
	Malmö	Sweden
	Copenhagen	Denmark

Release in Sweden	1964-11-23	Plaza	Gothenburg	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Royal	Gothenburg	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Palladium	Malmö	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Alcazar	Stockholm	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Astoria	Stockholm	Sweden	111 min
First showing	1964-11-23	Plaza	Gothenburg	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Royal	Gothenburg	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Palladium	Malmö	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Alcazar	Stockholm	Sweden	111 min
	1964-11-23	Astoria	Stockholm	Sweden	111 min
TV showing	1992-05-24	TV3		Sweden	106 min
	1997-05-10	TV4		Sweden	106 min
	1999-08-11	SVT2		Sweden	106 min
	2002-01-14	SVT1		Sweden	106 min
	2003-01-17	SVT1		Sweden	106 min
DVD release	2008-02-06			Sweden
TV showing	2011-05-02	SVT1		Sweden
	2011-10-03	SVT2		Sweden
	2013-07-02	SVT1		Sweden
	2015-12-15	SVT1		Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia	2016-08-27
TV showing	2017-12-26	SVT1		Sweden
Cinematheque screening	2020-10-27	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden

Academy Award Nomination	Santa Monica	1966			(bästa icke engelskspråkiga film 1965/Best Foreign Language Film 1965)
Festival Award	Mar del Plata	1965		Christina Schollin	(internationella kritikerpriset för hennes roll)
The Swedish Film Institute's Quality Grant	Stockholm	1965			(bidrag om 107 912,14 kr)

Minns ni? (1993)	Citation included from	Käre John (1964)
Shortcuts från Sandrews (1999)		Käre John (1964)
Dubbel-8 (2000)		Käre John (1964)

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	3021

Element type	Duplicate negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive neutral background
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative neutral background
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative for optical printing
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	25

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	KÄRE JOHN! en film av Lars Magnus Lindgren Sandrews
Designed by	Bengt Serenander

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	KÄRE JOHN! en film av Lars magnus Lindgren Sandrews
Tryckeri	Robert E. Petersen offset-bogtryck
Designed by	Bengt Serenander

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	En film av Lars Magnus Lindgren KÄRE JOHN efter Olle Lansbergs roman (+japansk text)

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	Auszüge aus einem Interview mit dem REgisseur Lars Magnus Lindgren LIEBER JOHN

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	LIEBER JOHN

Size	Larger than 80 x 110 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	LIEBER JOHN atlas film präsentiert einen neuen schwedischen Film mit ...
Tryckeri	L. Sceer + Co.

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	ADORADO JOHN Una pelicula de Lars Magnus Lindgren

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	El avasallador éxito del cine Sueco en el mercado mundial! "ADORADO JOHN"
Tryckeri	SA Grafica Alonso

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	KÆRE JOHN!
Tryckeri	Parrot Litho A/S
Designed by	[?] Stevenov

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Käre John.
Extent	185 s. Personlista (1 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Svensk dialoglista Käre John. 18.11.1964.
Extent	75 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Peripheral material

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Fottextlista till Käre John.
Extent	24 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialoglista till trailer för Käre John.
Extent	4 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dear John (käre John). A film by Lars-Magnus Lindgren. After a novel by Olle Länsberg. English subtitles. Jan. 66.
Extent	34 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dear John. English dialogue list.
Extent	42 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Engelsk fottextlista till trailer Käre John. (English subtitles trailer Dear John).
Extent	1 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dear John.
Extent	54 s.
Language	French

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Adorado John. 25/3 -65.
Extent	10 s.
Language	Spanish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Querido John.
Extent	24 s.
Language	Spanish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialogliste zum Vorspann Film Käre John.
Extent	2 s.
Language	German

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Lieber John (Käre John). Deutsche Dialogliste.
Extent	35 s.
Language	German

Black and white print	SET
Behind the scenes prints	2
Album	No

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	German

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Japanska

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	French

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	German

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Danish

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Frames per second	24
Length in minutes	111 min
Dialogue	Swedish

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264