''4x4'' ( da, Nordisk kvadrille; literally, "Nordic

quadrille The quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. The quadrille consists of a chain of four to six '' contredanses''. Latterly the quadrille was frequently danced to a medley of opera melodie ...

") is a 1965 Nordic co-production

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...

directed by

Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt (7 July 1931 – 14 March 2018) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 32 films between 1957 and 1995. His 1964 film '' To'' was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years la ...

Klaus Rifbjerg Klaus Rifbjerg (15 December 1931 – 4 April 2015) was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the film ''4x4'' which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography Rif ...

, Rolf Clemens,

Maunu Kurkvaara Maunu Kurkvaara (born 18 July 1926) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Kurkvaara has been widely regarded as the initiator of the “new wave” of Finnish cinema in the spirit of French New Wave cinema. He directed 22 films between 1 ...

and

Jan Troell Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish writer-director, and cinematographer. His realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him in the first rank of modern Swedish film directors along with ...

. It was entered into the

4th Moscow International Film Festival The 4th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1965. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film ''War and Peace'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and the Hungarian film '' Twenty Hours'' directed by Zoltán Fábri. Ju ...

, winning a Special Diploma.

Cast

* Niels Barfoed (segment "Sommerkrig") * Christoffer Bro (segment "Sommerkrig") * Robert Broberg as Frank Citter (Pike med hvit ball) *

Allan Edwall Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as ''Fanny and Alexander'' (198 ...

as Banvakten (segment "Uppehåll i myrlandet") *

Karl Erik Flens Karl Erik Flens (19 March 1913 – 17 October 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 1975. Selected filmography * '' The Two of Us'' (1939) * '' The Fight Continues'' (1941) * ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (1 ...

as Station master (segment "Uppehåll i myrlandet") *

Vegard Hall Vegard is a Norwegian given name. It may refer to: Given name * Vegard Aanestad (born 1987), Norwegian footballer * Vegard Arnhoff (born 1977), Norwegian sailor * Vegard Bergan (born 1995), Norwegian footballer * Vegard Braaten (born 1987), Norwegi ...

as an old musician (Pike med hvit ball) *

Yvonne Ingdal Yvonne Ingdal (born 10 December 1939) is a Danish actress. She has appeared in 22 films and televisions shows between 1963 and 1974. She starred in the 1964 film '' To'', which was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival. Sele ...

* Anne Marit Jacobsen as Jenta (Pike med hvit ball) * Ole Sørlie as Gutten (Pike med hvit ball) *

Max von Sydow Max von Sydow ( , ; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish-French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television ...

as Kvist (segment "Uppehåll i myrlandet") * Kari Øhrn Geelmuyden as Vibeke (Pike med hvit ball) * May-Britt Stierncreutz (segment "Pourquoi?") * Jaakko Ahvonen (segment "Pourquoi?") * Sinikka Hannula (segment "Pourquoi?")

References

External links

* * 1965 films 1965 drama films 1960s Danish-language films 1960s Finnish-language films 1960s Norwegian-language films 1960s Swedish-language films Danish black-and-white films Finnish black-and-white films Norwegian black-and-white films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Jan Troell Swedish multilingual films Norwegian multilingual films Finnish multilingual films Danish multilingual films Films scored by Erik Nordgren Norwegian drama films Swedish drama films Danish drama films Finnish drama films 1960s multilingual films 1960s Swedish films {{1960s-drama-film-stub