John and Mary (1969)

Directed by

Peter Yates

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man and a young woman meet in New York City and spend a day together. The story follows their conversations and hesitations as they get to know each other.

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What happens

John and Mary is a 1969 American romantic drama film directed by Peter Yates (directly following the success of his film Bullitt), and starring Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow in the title roles (directly following their successes in Midnight Cowboy and Rosemary's Baby, respectively). It was the film debut of Tyne Daly. The screenplay was adapted by John Mortimer from the 1966 Mervyn Jones novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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