''Dear John'' ( sv, Käre John) is a 1964 Swedish film directed by

Lars-Magnus Lindgren Lars-Magnus Lindgren (3 July 1922 – 23 November 2004) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. His film '' Dear John'' (1964) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His other works include ' (''Svarta pa ...

and starring

Jarl Kulle Jarl Lage Kulle (28 February 1927 – 3 October 1997) was a Swedish film and stage actor and director, and father of Maria Kulle. Kulle was born in the village of Truedstorp, outside Ekeby, Bjuv, Ekeby, Sweden, and was the son of the merchant N ...

and Christina Schollin. The motion picture is known especially for

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s unusual in the day, and for a natural performance of them that caused the film considerable notoriety in the

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. It was nominated for the

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Cast

- John Berndtsson * Christina Schollin - Anna * Helena Nilsson - Helena *

Erik Hell Erik Hell (11 August 1911 – 11 March 1973) was a Swedish actor. Hell was born in Kalliokoski, Finland, to a Norwegian father and a Finnish mother. He moved to Sweden with his family in 1918 during the Finnish Civil War. He married the actre ...

- Yngve Lindgren *

Emy Storm Emmy Karolina Fyhring-Ljungberg (née Storm; 20 May 1925 – 24 November 2014), known professionally as Emy Storm, was a Swedish actress best known for her role as Alma, the mother of ''Emil i Lönneberga''. Storm was married to actor Göte Fyhri ...

- Karin Lindgren * Morgan Andersson - Raymond * Synnøve Liljebæck - Dagny *

Hans Wigren Hans Wigren (born 26 October 1940) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 25 films and television shows since 1962. Selected filmography * '' Dear John'' (1964) * ''Sally and Freedom'' (1981) * ''Underground Secrets ''Underground ...

- Elon *

Håkan Serner John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in Malmö – 25 October 1984 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor. Family He was nephew to Frank Heller, and stepfather to Malin Gjörup. Awards In 1977 Serner received the award for Best Actor at the ...

- Erwin * Bo Wahlström - Bosse * Erland Nordenfalk - Kurt

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* * 1964 films Swedish romantic drama films 1960s Swedish-language films Films directed by Lars-Magnus Lindgren 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-Sweden-film-stub

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