4x4 (1965 film)

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4x4
Directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Klaus Rifbjerg
Rolf Clemens
Maunu Kurkvaara
Jan Troell
Written by Bengt Forslund
Eyvind Johnson
Klaus Rifbjerg
Jan Troell
Produced byPeter Refn
StarringNiels Barfoed
CinematographyJan Troell
Release dates
  • 22 February 1965 (1965-02-22)(Sweden)
  • 25 February 1965 (1965-02-25)(Norway)
  • 1 March 1965 (1965-03-01)(Denmark)
  • 5 March 1965 (1965-03-05)(Finland)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesFinland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
LanguagesFinnish
Norwegian
Swedish
Danish

4x4 (Danish : Nordisk kvadrille; literally, "Nordic quadrille") is a 1965 Nordic co-production drama film directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt, Klaus Rifbjerg, Rolf Clemens, Maunu Kurkvaara and Jan Troell. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival, winning a Special Diploma. [1]

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  1. "4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.